The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
Mohan told to / Sagar that he / was looking / very pale.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Mohan told to.
The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
- The use of prepositions "to" after the verb "told" makes the sentence erroneous.
- The given sentence is in direct speech, thus, the use of world told is erroneous.
- In a direct speech, we always use the verb 'said' followed by 'to'.
- "Told" is a transitive verb and is always followed by the object.
- The use of to is superfluous.
Thus, the correct sentence:
Mohan told Sagar that he was looking very pale