The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Can you make / sure you have / a correct address / before you start driving?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. a correct address.
Error concept: Article usage and natural collocation
What is wrong: The phrase "a correct address" is grammatically incorrect in this context.
The more natural and correct usage is "the correct address" — referring to a specific one.
Grammatical concept: We use "the" when referring to a specific item both speaker and listener are aware of.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Before starting to drive, we expect the specific address to be confirmed, not just any correct address.
How to correct: Use “the” instead of “a” to refer to the known destination.
Correction: the correct address
Final sentence: Can you make sure you have the correct address before you start driving?