Question

A sentence is divided into three parts. Choose the incorrect part. If there is no error in the sentence, choose the option (D).

• A. She neither apologized for
• B. her mistake, nor does she
• C. attempt to rectify it
• D. No error

Hint:

Ensure parallelism of tense across coordinating and correlative conjunctions.
If the first action is in the past (``apologized''), the subsequent action linked by ``nor'' must also use a past auxiliary (``did'').

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need to find the grammatical error in the sentence:
``She neither apologized for her mistake, nor does she attempt to rectify it.''

Step 2: Key Concepts and Grammar Rules:
This sentence utilizes the correlative conjunction pair ``neither... nor''.
A primary rule in using correlative conjunctions is tense agreement and structural parallelism.
The first part of the sentence uses the simple past tense verb ``apologized''.
Therefore, the second part of the sentence must also maintain the past tense to preserve temporal consistency.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:

• Part (A): ``She neither apologized for'' is correct and sets the sentence in the past tense.

• Part (B): ``her mistake, nor does she'' contains the error. The present auxiliary ``does'' violates the past tense timeline established by ``apologized''. It should be changed to the past auxiliary ``did'' (i.e., ``nor did she'').

• Part (C): ``attempt to rectify it'' relies on the auxiliary helper. With ``does'', it is present; with ``did'', it becomes past. Changing ``does'' to ``did'' in part (B) makes part (C) completely correct as ``attempt'' acts as the bare infinitive.


Step 4: Final Answer:
Since the error lies in Part (B), Option (B) is the correct choice.