The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
It was (A) / by a chance (B) / he saw a movie in a theatre (C).
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. B.
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Segment A: The phrase "It was" is grammatically correct. It functions as the subject and the beginning of a sentence.
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Segment B: The phrase "by a chance" is incorrect. The proper expression is "by chance," which conveys that something occurs unexpectedly or accidentally. Including "a" before "chance" is superfluous.
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Segment C: "he saw a movie in a theatre," which is grammatically correct.
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Corrected Sentence: "It was by chance he saw a movie in a theatre."