The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My sister performed / brilliant / in the competition / yesterday.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. brilliant.
Error concept: Incorrect use of adjective instead of adverb.
What is wrong: The word “brilliant” is an adjective, but here it should describe how the sister performed, which requires an adverb.
Grammatical concept:
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Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
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Correct adverb form of “brilliant” is “brilliantly.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “performed brilliant” is grammatically incorrect because “performed” is a verb.
How to correct: Replace “brilliant” with “brilliantly.”
Correct phrase/ correction: brilliantly
Final sentence: My sister performed brilliantly in the competition yesterday.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.