The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The brave and courageous soldiers / of our motherland / fell into the enemy / and won the battle.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. fell into the enemy.
Error Concept: Incorrect use of preposition.
What is wrong: The phrase 'fell into the enemy' is incorrect because 'into' is not the right preposition here.
Grammar Concept: When talking about being attacked by or getting caught by the enemy, we use 'fell upon' or 'fell to' instead of 'fell into'. 'Fall into' means to literally drop inside something, which does not fit here.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: In this sentence, the soldiers attacked the enemy, so the correct expression should be 'fell upon the enemy' meaning they charged at them.
Correction: Replace 'fell into' with 'fell upon'.
Corrected phrase: Fell upon the enemy.
Final sentence: The brave and courageous soldiers of our motherland fell upon the enemy and won the battle.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.