The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
(A) She confidently presented her findings to the committee, / (B) articulating her ideas clear / (C) and impressing everyone / (D) with her extensive research and knowledge.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. B.
Error concept: Incorrect word form.
What is wrong: The word clear is an adjective, but the sentence requires the adverb clearly to describe how she was articulating her ideas.
Grammatical concept: Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, and here it should modify the verb articulating.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using an adjective instead of an adverb makes the sentence grammatically incorrect.
How to correct: Replace clear with clearly.
Correction: She confidently presented her findings to the committee, articulating her ideas clearly and impressing everyone with her extensive research and knowledge.
Final sentence: She confidently presented her findings to the committee, articulating her ideas clearly and impressing everyone with her extensive research and knowledge.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.