Error spotting (word choice & idiom: pass the time): Identify the erroneous segment (A/B/C) — choose D if correct — 'It is difficult / for anyone / to past time thus. / No error.' Check verb–noun collocation and correct form of 'pass' vs 'past'.

Concept/Approach: Correct verb and idiom
The idiom is 'to pass the time' (verb), not 'to past time' ('past' is an adjective/preposition/noun). Also, natural word order is 'to pass the time thus/this way'.

Step-by-step correction
(C) 'to past time thus' → 'to pass the time thus' or 'to pass the time this way'.Corrected sentence: 'It is difficult for anyone to pass the time thus.'

Common pitfalls
Confusing 'past' (time already gone by) with the verb 'pass'; omitting article 'the' in the idiom.

Final Answer
(C) is erroneous → 'to pass the time thus'.