Sentence Correctionmedium · Past Paper
Identify the error: She had died from cancer last year.
AShe
Bhad died
Cfrom cancer
Dlast year
✓ Correct Answer: B — had died
The simple past 'died' should be used for a completed action in the past, rather than the past perfect 'had died'.
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