The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
The elevator / in the mall / is temporary / out of service.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. is temporary.
Error Concept: related to the use of incorrect word/phrase.
What is wrong: The phrase “is temporary” is wrongly used.
Grammar Concept: The correct expression in English is “is temporarily out of service”, where temporarily (adverb) modifies the phrase “out of service”. The word temporary (adjective) cannot be used here.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using temporary instead of temporarily makes the sentence grammatically wrong.
Correction: Replace “is temporary” with “is temporarily”.
Corrected phrase: is temporarily.
Final sentence: The elevator in the mall is temporarily out of service.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.