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Category - Writing

There is an error in the underlined portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

It is noted that one should not eat before you enter the water to go swimming.
  1. before they entered
  2. before you entered
  3. before they enter
  4. before he enters
  5. before entering
Explanation
Answer: E - It is noted that one should not eat before entering the water to go swimming. The original sentence has an inappropriate pronoun shift. The sentence begins in third person, but then switches to second person. “You” must be omitted to get rid of this incorrect pronoun shift.
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