The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Sachin and Sehwag are / great batsmen / but the former is greater / than latter.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. than latter
Error Concept: Use of definite article 'the' with former/latter
What is wrong: The word 'latter' should be preceded by 'the' when used comparatively.
Grammar Concept: When using 'former' and 'latter' to compare two people or things, both must be preceded by 'the' as they are definite references.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The sentence correctly uses 'the former', but incorrectly omits 'the' before 'latter'.
Correction: Add 'the' before 'latter'
Corrected phrase: than the latter
Final sentence: Sachin and Sehwag are great batsmen, but the former is greater than the latter.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.