The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

He was / late / for school / and punished.

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  1. for school
  2. and punished
  3. late
  4. He was

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Option 2 : and punished
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The erroneous part is 'and punished'.

Key Points

  • ​In a compound sentence, both the auxiliary verbs and main verbs should be mentioned separately if they differ in number, form or voice.
  • For example:
    • The criminal surrendered before the Judge and sent to prison. (incorrect)
    • The criminal surrendered before the Judge and was sent to prison. (correct)
  • Similarly, in this context, the auxiliary verb and the main verb should be mentioned separately. Hence, 'was' must be placed before 'punished'.

Therefore, the correct answer is: He was late for school and was punished.

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