The following sentence has been split into four segments Identify the segment that contains a gramma...........

English (CPO) Error correction

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The child was irritable / because she had not / soundly slept / the previous night.

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SSC CPO 11th Nov 2022 Shift 2

soundly slept

The child was irritable

the previous night

because she had not

- 1. Soundly slept

- The phrase should be "slept soundly", as adverbs like "soundly" usually follow the verb they modify.

- Correct Answer

- 2. The child was irritable

- This segment is grammatically correct with a clear subject and verb.

- 3. The previous night

- Grammatically sound as it provides a clear time reference.

- 4. Because she had not

- This segment correctly ties two ideas together in a cause-and-effect relationship.

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