The given sentence has been broken up into three different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence . Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option D.   With mail-in voting being followed on a greater scale due to COVID-19 situation (A), a record number of nearly 100 million people (B) have already casted their ballots in US polls 2020.(C) No error (D)

The given sentence has been broken up into three different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence . Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option D.   With mail-in voting being followed on a greater scale due to COVID-19 situation (A), a record number of nearly 100 million people (B) have already casted their ballots in US polls 2020.(C) No error (D) Correct Answer have already casted their ballots in US polls 2020

Error lies in Part C; Use "cast" in the place of "casted"

Key Points

  • Verb "cast" does not change for its third form. 
  • There are more such verbs that do not change their forms, list of them is given below-
    • 1st form 2nd form 3rd form
      cast cast cast
      cost cost cost
      shut shut shut
      split split split
      spread spread spread
      hurt hurt hurt
      bet bet bet
      quit quit quit
      bid bid bid

       

CORRECT SENTENCE:- With mail-in voting being followed on a greater scale due to COVID-19 situation, a record number of nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in US polls 2020.

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