Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Suddenly he plumped himself / right into the arms of a tallest, ungainly man, / who had crossed from the other side.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. right into the arms of a tallest, ungainly man,.
The error is in "a tallest" because "tallest" is a superlative adjective, which always requires the definite article "the" before it, not the indefinite article "a."
Superlatives (e.g., tallest, biggest, best) indicate the highest degree of comparison and specify one particular entity, so "the tallest" is correct.
Using "a" with a superlative is grammatically incorrect.