Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
My neighbours were serious injured in the car accident.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. serious injured.
- The error is due to the incorrect use of the word "serious" instead of "seriously."
- In this context, "injured" is a past participle used as an adjective, and it requires the adverbial form "seriously" to correctly modify it.
- Thus, "seriously injured" correctly describes the extent of the injury.