Question

Which of the following sentences contains an error in word choice?
A. I had began to study for the test by five o'clock.
B. I have a very important science test tomorrow.
C. The test covers planets and stars.
D. I studied more for this test than I normally do.
@weddingpeach

Answer 1

Ideas? Which ones do you think you can eliminate?

Answer 2

d @KyanTheDoodle

Answer 3

Okay. What else?

Answer 4

thats it

Answer 5

So D's the only one you think is wrong?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

am i wrong ?

Answer 8

Not at all. But that's not the only one that's wrong. Which ones sound right when you say them? If they do, eliminate them.

Answer 9

a

Answer 10

That one's kinda tricky. If you got rid of "had" then yes, you would say I began. But since they're doing this whole past-perfect thing, the correct word in the sentence would actually be "begun."