Identify the part of the sentence that contains the error. When the dentist came in my tooth was stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth
Question and options
Identify the part of the sentence that contains the error.
When the dentist came in my tooth was stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth
When the dentist came in my tooth was stopped aching out of fear that I might lose my tooth
- When the dentist came in
- my tooth was stopped aching
- out of fear
- that I might lose my tooth
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - my tooth was stopped aching
'Stop' is used actively here: the tooth 'stopped aching', not 'was stopped aching'. So the part 'my tooth was stopped aching' contains the error; the other parts are correct.
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