Spot the error. I do not need to spent a lot of time reading drama to understand the conflict among the characters.
Correct answer: B. spent
- A. need
- B. spent
- C. reading
- D. to understand
Explanation
This is the past tense of "spend," but it's incorrect in this context. After "need," the correct form is the base form of the verb "spend," not the past tense. The correct sentence should be: "I do not need to spend a lot of time reading drama to understand the conflict among the characters."
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