Direction: Spot the part of the following sentence that contains an error. You must not/have leave very early/ to have reached here/so late
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Direction: Spot the part of the following sentence that contains an error.
You must not/have leave very early/ to have reached here/so late
You must not/have leave very early/ to have reached here/so late
- You must not
- have leave very early
- to have reached here
- so late
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - have leave very early
After the modal perfect 'must (not) have' the past participle is required: 'must not have left very early'. 'Have leave' is wrong, so the error is in the part 'have leave very early'.
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