The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an adverbial usage error.
Mr. Sukesh and / his family / ate the / food greedy.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. food greedy.
The error lies in the wrong usage of an adjective.
"Greedy" is an adjective, but the sentence needs an adverb - "greedily" - to modify the verb "ate", as an adverb is required to describe the manner of eating.
Corrected Sentence: "Mr. Sukesh and his family ate the food greedily."