(1) The carpet was badly stained (2) to such an extent (3) that you could n't tell

Question

Direction: Each of the following sentence has a mistake in grammar usage or idiom. Each sentence is broken up into four parts sequentially 1, 2, 3 and 4. Choose that part which has an error and mark accordingly.

(1) The carpet was badly stained 

(2) to such an extent 

(3) that you could n't tell 

(4) its original colour

Answer 1

Correct option (1) The carpet was badly stained

Explanation: 

'The carpet was stained' in place of 'The carpet was badly stained'.