Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. If there is no error, indicate your response as (d).
**Today she was an accomplished**/ **singer because she had trained**/ **under an acclaimed guru in her youth.**/ **No error.**
- AToday she was an accomplished
- Bsinger because she had trained
- Cunder an acclaimed guru in her youth.
- DNo error.
Explanation
The adverb "today" locates the statement in the present, but the verb "was" is past tense — a present-time adverb cannot combine with a past-tense copula in this way. The sentence should read "Today she is an accomplished singer because she trained…" (or "has trained…"). Parts (b) and (c) are grammatical: "had trained under an acclaimed guru in her youth" correctly uses the past perfect for a completed earlier action. The error is therefore in part (a).