Select the grammatically correct sentence from the given options.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Since yesterday, the policeman had been waiting for the woman to take the details of the case.
Error concept: Article and noun usage.
What is wrong: Options 1 and 2 use “a details”, which is grammatically incorrect because “details” is plural and requires “the”. Option 4 changes the subject unnecessarily.
Grammatical concept:
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Use “the details” when referring to specific information.
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The article “the” is required before plural nouns when they refer to something definite.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “a details” is incorrect because “details” cannot take the indefinite article “a.”
How to correct: Replace “a details” with “the details.”
Correct phrase/ correction: the details of the case
Final sentence: Since yesterday, the policeman had been waiting for the woman to take the details of the case.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.