2016 · Q113
She told her teacher ( a ) ( a ) She told her teacher that she could not be able ( b ) ( b ) could not be able to attend the class the previous day because of heavy rains. ( c ) ( c ) because of heavy rains. No error. ( d ) ( d ) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
'Could not be able to attend' piles two ability modals together; it should be 'could not attend' (or 'was not able to attend'). The error is in part (b).