Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The little boy complained me about his careless nanny.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. complained me.
Error concept: Incorrect verb-preposition usage.
What is wrong: The verb "complained" cannot be directly followed by a person (me) without a preposition.
Grammatical concept: The correct structure is "complained to someone about something", not "complained someone".
Incorrectness of the concept in context: "Complained me" is grammatically incorrect because "complain" is an intransitive verb and requires the preposition "to" before the person.
How to correct: Add the preposition "to" after "complained".
Correct phrase / correction: complained to me
Final sentence: The little boy complained to me about his careless nanny.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.