Question

    Find out the error according to the grammar and context of the given sentences. If there is no error, mark the answer as (e), i.e. No error. (Ignore the punctuation errors, if any.)

    As dish after dish arrived, I tried to (a)/ convince

    myself that the fried tripe slices (b)/ could been mushrooms, but the boiled frog's head encased (c)/ in yellow gelatine didn't resemble anything I had eaten before (d)/ No error (e)
    A (d) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B (c) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C (a) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D (e) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E (b) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    "Could have been" is the correct past conditional form that indicates a possibility or probability in the past. 

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