Identify the error in the given sentence.
Camels tend to move slowly than other domestic animals in the plains.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. move slowly.
Error Concept: Incorrect degree of comparison.
What is wrong: The sentence uses the comparative conjunction “than” but fails to use the correct comparative adverb.
Grammar Concept: When comparing actions using “than,” we must use the comparative form of adverbs, not the base form.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Slowly” is the positive degree. Since the sentence is a comparison (“than other domestic animals”), we should use “more slowly” instead of “slowly.”
Correction: Replace “slowly” with “more slowly.”
Corrected phrase: move more slowly
Final sentence: Camels tend to move more slowly than other domestic animals in the plains.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.