Question

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error:

• A. The manager
• B. has been accused of
• C. being disloyal to the company
• D. the charges were subsequently drop

Hint:

Focus on the clause beginning with the charges. After the passive auxiliary were, check whether the following verb is in its past-participle form.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept:

• An active sentence uses the past-tense verb, while its passive form uses was or were plus a past participle.
• Transforming the clause exposes the incorrect verb form.

Step 1: Write the active meaning.
The active form would be: someone subsequently dropped the charges.

Step 2: Change it to passive voice.
Move the charges to the subject position and use $were+dropped$.

Step 3: Compare with the given part.
The given wording ends with $drop$, so part $4$ is grammatically incorrect.

Final Answer: Part $4$ is incorrect; it should read the charges were subsequently dropped.