Error spotting (exam direction): Identify the erroneous part — choose D if there is no error — 'The criminal was / caught, convicted the hung / in a short period of time. / No error.'

Given sentence parts (A–D)
A. The criminal wasB. caught, convicted the hungC. in a short period of time.D. No error.

Concept/Approach (linking and verb form)
Part B has two errors: (i) missing linker 'then/and then' after a comma between independent events, and (ii) wrong past form of the verb for execution — hanged (judicial execution) not hung (general past of 'hang').

Step-by-step correction
1) Insert proper linker: 'caught, convicted and then …'2) Replace verb: 'hung' → 'hanged'.3) Corrected clause: '…caught, convicted and then hanged…'

Verification/Alternative
Judicial idiom: 'The prisoner was hanged.' vs general: 'He hung the picture.'

Common pitfalls
Comma-splicing independent clauses; confusing 'hung' with 'hanged' in legal contexts.

Final Answer
B — 'caught, convicted the hung' → 'caught, convicted and then hanged'.