The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She is / the very ambitious woman / I have ever / come across.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. the very ambitious woman.
- "Very" modifies adjectives or adverbs like 'very beautiful' or 'very quickly'.
- It means to a great degree.
- Here, 'ambitious' has been used in comparison (of the highest degree) to other women.
- Thus, we cannot use very.
Thus, the sentence should be:
The is the most ambitious woman I have ever come across.
Hence, the very ambitious woman is the correct answer.