The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

After the storm subsided, / we discover that our roof / had suffered extensive damage. 

The correct answer is '4' i.e. we discover that our roof .

Key Points

• The error lies in part "we discover that our roof".
• The given sentence is written in the past tense, as indicated by phrases like "After the storm subsided" and "had suffered extensive damage."
• In the clause "we discover that our roof," the verb "discover" should be in the past tense to maintain consistency with the rest of the sentence.
• The correct form of the verb is "discovered."

Correct sentence: After the storm subsided, we discovered that our roof had suffered extensive damage.

Additional Information

• When writing a sentence, it is important to maintain tense consistency to ensure clarity and grammatical accuracy.
• In this example, since the first clause (After the storm subsided) is in the past tense, all subsequent actions that happened during or after the storm should also be in the past tense.
• Errors like this are common in sentences where multiple clauses are involved, so it’s essential to carefully evaluate the tense of each clause.