One of them, however, said, "She was a very old woman, who must have died shortly in any case.
Correct answer: B. Said
- A. One of them
- B. Said
- C. She was a very old woman
- D. Case
Explanation
This verb is correctly used to attribute the following speech to the subject. There is no error with "said."Correct Answer:The correct answer is B) Said.Corrected Sentence:"One of them, however, said, 'She was a very old woman, who must have died shortly in any case.'"This correction ensures the sentence is grammatically accurate by using the singular noun "woman" and properly enclosing the dialogue in quotation marks.
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