Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Why should always we have to wait for her to join us?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. always we.
| Concept/Grammar rules | Application |
| In the english language an adverb is a word that add towards or qualifies the meaning of any verb/noun/adjective/preposition in a sentence. It naturally appears after a noun/pronoun and before a verb, keeping aside certain exceptions. Which means an adverb cannot exist on it's own but with/after any of the former mentioned figures of speech. | In the sentence, the starting phrase 'why should' does not indicate the presence of a noun/pronoun until 'we' appears, which is a pronoun. So, the presence of an adverb right before the appearance of the pronoun 'we' in the sentence makes the sentence sound odd. If the adverb follows the pronoun immediately then the sentence seems correct and fluent. for instance, 'why do we always' sounds far better and correct than 'why should always we' because the adverb emphasizes more on the meaning of the noun after which the verb expresses the action of the entire sentence. Placing the adverb abruply only distorts the fluent sense of the statement. This is why it is important to use adverbs after any specific identity or action is established in the sentence. For the other options, there isn't any grammatical error because in the case of option 1 'for her to join' it sounds fluent and correct as the verb follows the noun in a sequential way. If one had to place an adverb in this phrase he/she can place it after the pronoun and before the verb. Here the adverb 'to' is already present in that very same position as mentioned. Similarly in option 2 'why should' is expressing an incomplete question that can me made complete by adding nouns, verbs, so on and forth. Option 4 expresses one complete meaning 'have to wait' so it does not express any grammatical error. |