Spot the error:Provided by she was paid overtime, Kara agreed to clean the gold course before she left for the day.
Correct answer: A. Provided by
- A. Provided by
- B. Overtime
- C. To clean
- D. Before
Explanation
The phrase "Provided by" should be replaced with "Provided that" to make the sentence grammatically correct. The correct sentence would be:"Provided that she was paid overtime, Kara agreed to clean the golf course before she left for the day.""Provided that" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces a condition, whereas "Provided by" is not a correct idiomatic expression.In summary, the correct answer is A) Provided by, which should be replaced with "Provided that" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
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