In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. The police said that accused (A)/ were arrested from various places (B)/ in Sirsa after they are identified. (C)/ No Error (D)?

Option 3 : C

The correct answer is C, i.e. the error lies in this part of the sentence.

• The error lies in the incorrect usage of the auxiliary verb 'are'.
• The given sentence is in the simple past tense.
•  Structure:
  • Subject + second form of verb.
  • Example:
    • He went to Delhi yesterday.
• Therefore, 'are' needs to be replaced with 'were'.

Thus, the correct sentence is: The police said that accused were arrested from various places in Sirsa after they were identified.

• Simple Past tense: It is used to describe an action that started in past, finished in past, and has no relation with the present.