Question

An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and send flames sweeping along a packed tent camp for people displaced by the war, leaving more than two dozen with severe burns, according to Palestinian medics.

Q: Answer-An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four peo...

The original phrase send flames sweeping along a packed contains a grammatical error as it incorrectly uses the present tense send instead of the past tense sent, which should match the preceding verb killed. Additionally, sweeping through is more contextually appropriate than sweeping along in this context. Therefore, option 2 is the correct choice, making the sentence grammatically meaningful.

In the question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct.

A sending flames sweeping through a packing

B sent flames sweeping through a packed

C sent flame sweeping together a packed

D send flames swept along a packing

E no correction

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