In the sentence given below, one/ more parts have errors and others are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. Mother could cook elaborate dinners, but with only herself to cook for, she doesn't bother anymore.?

Option 3 : Mother could cook elaborate

The correct answer is Mother could cook eaborate. 

Reading the above sentence we find that: 

• 'Mother used to cook' should be used in place of 'Mother could cook'
• The act of the mother cooking used to be an activity done in the past and is not being followed anymore. 
• 'Used to' is used to denote past habit/ situation while 'could' is used to denote 'power, ability and capacity'.
  • Example: He used to study till 9 p.m. I could not come yesterday.

The correct sentence is: 'Mother used to cook elaborate dinners, but with only herself to cook for, she doesn't bother anymore.'