Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
She prepares an unique dish in the cooking competition and won it.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. prepared a unique.
Error concept: Wrong use of article and verb tense.
What is wrong: The sentence uses an unique and prepares instead of the correct article a and past tense prepared.
Grammatical concept:
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Article usage: “a” is used before words that begin with a consonant sound, even if the first letter is a vowel.
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Verb tense: The action happened in the past, so past tense is needed.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Unique” starts with a consonant sound /juː/, so an is incorrect. Also, the winning of the competition indicates a past action, so prepares should be prepared.
How to correct: Replace prepares an unique → prepared a unique.
Correct phrase/ correction: prepared a unique
Final sentence: She prepared a unique dish in the cooking competition and won it.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.