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

Step 1: Understanding the sentence.
The sentence describes an event where the manager has been accused of disloyalty to the company, but the focus is on the grammatical error in the phrase “the charges were subsequently drop.”
Step 2: Analyzing the error.
In the option “the charges were subsequently drop,” the verb “drop” should be in its past participle form “dropped” to maintain the correct grammatical structure. The correct sentence should be “the charges were subsequently dropped.”
Step 3: Conclusion.
Thus, the error lies in option (4), where “drop” should be “dropped.”

Answer 2

Concept:

• The passive voice uses a form of be followed by the past participle.
• The adverb between the auxiliary and participle does not change the required verb form.

Step 1: Locate the passive construction.
The words $were$ and $drop$ occur in the clause about the charges.

Step 2: Apply the passive-voice pattern.
After $were$, the verb must be the past participle $dropped$, not the base form $drop$.

Step 3: Correct the clause.
The correct wording is: the charges were subsequently dropped. Therefore, part $4$ contains the error.

Final Answer: Part $4$; replace drop with dropped.