The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Sushil, who recently joined our school / was awarded the Gold Cup / as he worked hardly / throughout the year.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. as he worked hardly.
Error concept:
What is wrong: The phrase “worked hardly” is incorrect.
Grammatical concept:
Hardly vs. Hard – “hardly” is an adverb meaning barely or scarcely, whereas “hard” is an adverb meaning with great effort.
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
Using “hardly” changes the meaning to almost not working, which is opposite of the intended meaning.
How to correct:
Use hard instead of hardly.
Correct phrase/ correction:
as he worked hard
Final sentence:
Sushil, who recently joined our school, was awarded the Gold Cup as he worked hard throughout the year.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.