Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
'The team worked extremely efficient under pressure'.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. efficient.
Error concept: The error is in the form of the word “efficient.”
What is wrong: The sentence uses “efficient” (adjective) after the adverb “extremely.” But here, we need an adverb form because it describes how the team worked.
Grammatical concept: Adverbs are used to describe verbs. Since the verb is “worked”, the correct word should be the adverb efficiently, not the adjective efficient.
Incorrectness of the concept in context
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“Worked extremely efficient” = grammatically wrong, because “efficient” is not an adverb.
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Correct usage should show the manner of working (how they worked).
How to correct: Change efficient to efficiently.
Correct phrase/ correction: extremely efficiently
Final sentence: “The team worked extremely efficiently under pressure.”
Hence, the chosen option is correct.