Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The reason for visiting Meerut was because my mother needed to be looked after.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e was because.
The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
The given sentence is having redundancy error. It means some words are unnecessary in the sentence.
So, the phrase "was because" is to be replaced by "was" as in the subject the word reason explains the meaning itself.