Question :
Choose the most suitable option to replace the Bracket part of the sentence: It is high time you ( should change your habits.)
Option :
- changed your habits
- must have changed your habits
- would change your habit
- can change the habit
Correct ansewr : a)
Explanation :
The correct answer is option a i.e. changed your habits.
Error is related to / concept: Incorrect use of modal verb after the phrase “It is high time…”
What is wrong: Using should after “It is high time” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammatical concept: After “It is high time”, we use the simple past tense to express that something should have already been done.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Should change your habits” does not fit the required structure.
How to correct: Use simple past after “It is high time”.
Correct sentence: It is high time you changed your habits.