The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The child was irritable / because she had not / soundly slept / the previous night.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. soundly slept.
The error is in the position of the adverb “soundly” as we should not break up the verb "had not slept".
Adverbs of manner (here, soundly) come after the main verb, especially when the verb is in a past tense or auxiliary form.
So, "slept soundly" is the correct order.
The correct sentence will be: The child was irritable because she had not slept soundly the previous night.