The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
Notwithstanding we were / all busy that weekend / we had to / cancel the outing.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Notwithstanding we were.
- Notwithstanding means although; in spite of the fact that.
- Here, the outing was canceled and the reason was business.
- We can use "As" here which means because or since.
- The correct sentence will be: As we were all busy that weekend we had to cancel the outing.