English » Spotting Errors

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

We stayed / in Jim’s flat / during he was / on holiday.

A

on holiday

B

in Jim’s flat

C

We stayed

D

during he was

Solution

the above sentence is incorrect, we need to use when in place of during.

explanation: 

the correct construction is when + a phrase

eg: we stayed in Jim's flat when he was on holiday

and during + a noun

eg: we stayed in Jim's flat during holiday.