For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Over eighteen years, she gave birth to thirteen children, but in 1630, when she was thirty-nine years old she died after delivering her fourteenth.
A) children, but
B) was
C) old she

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The error is in part C, "old she." There should be a comma after "old" to correctly separate the clauses. The correct sentence should read: "...when she was thirty-nine years old, she died after delivering her fourteenth."

For Each Item, Select the Underlined Part That Contains an Error