The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
In August, she will be / enjoying / all the fruits her grandmother / will plant last January.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. “will plant last January”.
The sentence describes a future event in August ('In August, she will be enjoying') and relates it to an action that happened in the past ('last January').
However, 'will plant last January' wrongly puts a past-time adverb ('last January') with a future tense auxiliary ('will plant'). This combination is incorrect and inconsistent.
Correct tense: The planting took place in the past (January), so the sentence needs the simple past form: “planted.”
Why the other segments are fine:
Segment 4 (“enjoying”) correctly matches “will be enjoying” in future continuous tense.
Segment 3 (“all the fruits her grandmother”) is grammatically correct.
Segment 2 (“In August, she will be”) correctly sets the time and future auxiliary.