The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
She danced happy / on the stage / in the competition held last evening.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. She danced happy.
Error concept: Incorrect use of adjective instead of adverb.
What is wrong: The word happy is an adjective, but here it is used to describe how she danced, which requires an adverb.
Grammatical concept: Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, showing manner, place, time, frequency, degree, etc.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Danced” is a verb, so the word describing the action should be an adverb, not an adjective.
How to correct: Replace the adjective with the corresponding adverb.
Correction: She danced happily.
Final sentence: She danced happily on the stage in the competition held last evening.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.