Identify the sentence with the INCORRECT usage of an adverb.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. We visit often our grandparents on weekends.
Error concept: The error is in the placement of the adverb “often.”
What is wrong: In English, frequency adverbs like “often” are not placed between the verb and the object.
Grammatical concept: Adverbs of frequency (always, often, sometimes, rarely, etc.) are usually placed before the main verb but after the subject.
Incorrectness of the concept in context
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We visit often our grandparents → incorrect, because “often” breaks the verb “visit” and its object “our grandparents.”
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Correct usage is: We often visit our grandparents.
How to correct: Move the adverb “often” to its proper place before the main verb.
Correct phrase/ correction: We often visit our grandparents on weekends.
Final sentence: “We often visit our grandparents on weekends.”
Hence, the chosen option is correct.