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The following sentence has been split into four segments Identify the segment that contains a gramma...........

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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

He has been / excused by the teacher / by the time a formal complaint / for bullying was made.

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SSC CHSL 25th May 2022 Shift-3

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excused by the teacher

for bullying was made

by the time a formal complaint

He has been

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Explanation:

Option 4 - He has been.
Replace "has" with "had" to correct the sentence.
As a main verb, we use "has" for the present tense and "had" for the past tense.
The given sentence tells that when a formal bullying complaint was submitted, the instructor had already excused him.
We use "has + been + v3" to form the passive form of the present perfect tense.
Present perfect tense: An action that happened in the past that is directly related to the present, such as actions that are still continuing or that indicate a change over time.
We use "had + been + v3" to form the passive form of the past perfect tense.
Past perfect tense: Refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past.
So, it is clear that according to the meaning of the given sentence, Past perfect tense should be used.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 4, which contains an error in it.

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