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

You should/ have respond / to my query / sooner.

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  1. sooner
  2. to my query
  3. have respond
  4. You should

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Option 3 : have respond
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The correct answer is 'have respond'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
  • Here, 'have responded' should be used instead of 'have respond'.
  • In the given sentence 'respond' must be changed into 'responded' because we use 'should have + past participle' to talk about things we regret
    • Example: I got really wet walking home last night, I should have taken an umbrella.
  • 'Should + have' is followed by 'past participle'.
  • Thus, the correct answer is Option 3.
     

Correct Sentence: You should have responded to my query sooner.

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