English · Combination Mistake
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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of tint part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is D (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
When the dentist came in my tooth was stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth.
- A
When the dentist came in
- B
my tooth was stopped aching
- C
out of fear that I might lose my tooth.
- D
No error
The corrected sentence would be: "When the dentist came in, my tooth stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth."
The verb "stopped" should be used in its active form, and the preposition "in" should be added after "came" for proper phrasing. So, the correct form is "my tooth stopped aching" to indicate that the toothache ceased when the dentist arrived.
The corrected sentence would be: "When the dentist came in, my tooth stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth."
The verb "stopped" should be used in its active form, and the preposition "in" should be added after "came" for proper phrasing. So, the correct form is "my tooth stopped aching" to indicate that the toothache ceased when the dentist arrived.
The corrected sentence would be: "When the dentist came in, my tooth stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth."
The verb "stopped" should be used in its active form, and the preposition "in" should be added after "came" for proper phrasing. So, the correct form is "my tooth stopped aching" to indicate that the toothache ceased when the dentist arrived.
The corrected sentence would be: "When the dentist came in, my tooth stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth."
The verb "stopped" should be used in its active form, and the preposition "in" should be added after "came" for proper phrasing. So, the correct form is "my tooth stopped aching" to indicate that the toothache ceased when the dentist arrived.
The corrected sentence would be: "When the dentist came in, my tooth stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth."
The verb "stopped" should be used in its active form, and the preposition "in" should be added after "came" for proper phrasing. So, the correct form is "my tooth stopped aching" to indicate that the toothache ceased when the dentist arrived.
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