2015 · Q7
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- aAfter we were driving for miles
- bon the winding road
- cI was suddenly sick.
- dNo error
EnglishSpotting Errors
- AAfter we were driving for miles
- Bon the winding road
- CI was suddenly sick.
- DNo error
Explanation
Part (a), 'After we were driving for miles', contains the error. The conjunction 'after' introduces a completed past action, which calls for the simple past tense, not the past continuous. 'Were driving' suggests an ongoing, possibly interrupted action, which conflicts with the completed sense of 'after'. The correct form is 'After we drove for miles'. Option (A) is therefore correct.