The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The doctor came / after the patient / had / pass away.

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  1. The doctor came
  2. pass away
  3. after the patient
  4. had

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Option 2 : pass away
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The correct answer is: pass away

Key Points
  • The correct phrase is 'passed away', not 'pass away'.
  • The past participle form of the verb 'pass' is 'passed', which is used with the auxiliary verb 'had' to form the past perfect tense.
  • The past perfect tense is used to indicate that an action or event was completed before another action or event in the past.
  • The past perfect tense is formed using the following structure: Subject + had + past participle (V3) + (rest of the sentence).
  • Therefore, the correct sentence should be 'The doctor came after the patient had passed away.'

Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.

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