Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
My friend said (a) / he never remembered (b) / having read a more enjoyable book. (c) / No error. (d)
- AError in part (a)
- BError in part (b)
- CError in part (c)
- DNo error
Explanation
Reported speech correctly backshifts the original ("I have never read...") to "he never remembered having read", and the perfect gerund "having read" is the standard complement of "remember" for recalling a past experience. "Never remembered having read a more enjoyable book" is idiomatic, so no part breaks a grammar rule and (d) "No error" stands. Key disputed: a reputable third-party key marks (b) as the error, but no grammatical fault in (b) can be established. Hence (D).