The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The lions became violently / when the visitors / started throwing / stones at them.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The lions became violently
- Linking verbs (like "become," "seem," "appear," "feel," etc.) are followed by an adjective, not an adverb.
- "Become" describes a change in state, so it must be followed by an adjective.
- "Violently" is an adverb, but the verb "became" requires an adjective i.e. violent (describing the state of the lions).
Corrected sentence: The lions became violent when the visitors started throwing stones at them.