Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
I met him yesterday night at the party.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. met him last night.
Error Concept: Incorrect use of the phrase 'yesterday night'.
Grammatical Concept: For referring to the night of the previous day, the standard and correct adverbial phrase is 'last night'.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: While 'yesterday morning' and 'yesterday afternoon' are correct, 'yesterday night' must be replaced with 'last night' to maintain grammatical accuracy.
How to correct: Replace the incorrect phrase 'yesterday night' with the standard phrase 'last night'.
Correct phrase/ correction: met him last night.
Final sentence: I met him last night at the party.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.