CDS 2025 · PYQ · Spotting Errors / Verb Forms · medium
Identify the error in the following sentence: (a) As soon as the clock (b) chimed to announce the hour at midnight (c) she sprung up from her bed. (d) No error.
Answer
The correct answer is C: she sprung up from her bed.. The error is in part (c). The past tense of 'spring' is 'sprang', not 'sprung'.
A.As soon as the clock
B.chimed to announce the hour at midnight
C.she sprung up from her bed.✓ Correct
D.No error.
Explanation
The error is in part (c). The past tense of 'spring' is 'sprang', not 'sprung'. 'Sprung' is the past participle, used with auxiliary verbs (has sprung, had sprung). The correct sentence should read 'she sprang up from her bed'. Parts (a) and (b) are grammatically correct.
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