Identify the part that contains the error. The building was set fire by the agitators.
Question and options
Identify the part that contains the error.
The building was set fire by the agitators.
The building was set fire by the agitators.
- The building
- was set fire
- by
- the agitators.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - was set fire
The error is “was set fire”. The idiom is “set fire to” something or “set something on fire”, so the passive form is “The building was set on fire by the agitators.” The phrase “by the agitators” correctly names the doers in the passive.
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