Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error.
The jury was not happy with the performance / and was quite harsh. / The singer took / their criticism in heart.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. their criticism in heart.
The error lies in 4th part of the given sentence.
The correct preposition that should be used in this sentence is "to".
As in "The singer took their criticism to heart," which means that the singer took the criticism seriously and was affected by it emotionally.
Therefore, the correct option should be:
The jury was not happy with the performance and was quite harsh. The singer took their criticism to heart.