Identify the incorrect sentence/s in the following :
(a) She played so long that she is very tired.
(b) He guessed what I am thinking.
(c) He looked as if he was going to faint.
(d) They were hoping that she will come.

Question

Identify the incorrect sentence/s in the following :
(a) She played so long that she is very tired. 
(b) He guessed what I am thinking. 
(c) He looked as if he was going to faint. 
(d) They were hoping that she will come.

Accepted Answer

Option 3 is identified as the correct answer because sentences (a), (b), and (d) contain grammatical inconsistencies or errors related to tense usage.

1. **Explanation for Option 3:**

- **Sentence (a):** "She played so long that she is very tired."
     - The issue here is the inconsistency in tense. The action "played" is in the past tense, while "is" is in the present tense. To maintain consistency, it should be "She played so long that she was very tired."

- **Sentence (b):** "He guessed what I am thinking."
     - This sentence also has a tense inconsistency. "Guessed" is in the past tense, while "am thinking" is in the present tense. It should be "He guessed what I was thinking" to maintain tense consistency.

- **Sentence (d):** "They were hoping that she will come."
     - The issue here is the mismatch in tense between "were hoping" (past continuous) and "will come" (future tense). It should be "They were hoping that she would come" to correctly align the tenses.

2. **Explanation for why other options are incorrect:**

- **Option 1: (a) and (b)**
     - This option is incorrect because it does not include sentence (d), which also contains a tense inconsistency.

- **Option 2: (b) and (c)**
     - This option is incorrect because sentence (c) is actually correct. "He looked as if he was going to faint" is a grammatically correct sentence with consistent past tense usage.

- **Option 4: (b), (c), and (d)**
     - This option is incorrect because it includes sentence (c), which is correct. Therefore, it does not accurately reflect the sentences with errors.

By focusing on the tense inconsistencies in sentences (a), (b), and (d), Option 3 is correctly identified as the answer that highlights the incorrect sentences.