Question
Download Solution PDFDirection: Choose the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The ball (A) was catched by (B) the fastest player. (C) No error (D)
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Option 2' (B).
Key Points
- The error is in the segment 'B' ("was catched by").
- "Catched" is inappropriate, it should be replaced with "was caught".
- The corrected phrase: "The ball was caught".
- This type of error is related to inappropriate past participle usage in the passive voice.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2' (B).
Additional Information
- Option 1 (A), 'The ball', is grammatically correct.
- Option 3 (C) 'the fastest player', is also grammatically correct.
- Option 4 (D) 'No error', is incorrect because there is an error in segment A.
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