The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical/spelling error.
She has taken / nothing from yesterday / and is feeling / nauseatic now.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. nothing from yesterday.
Error concept: Incorrect use of tense and preposition combination.
What is wrong: The phrase “has taken nothing from yesterday” is awkward and ungrammatical. In standard English, we do not use “from yesterday” with “has taken nothing” in this context.
Grammatical concept:
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When referring to time since a past point, the correct phrasing is “since yesterday” rather than “from yesterday.”
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Present perfect tense (has taken) is correctly used, but it must be combined with “since” for proper meaning.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “taken nothing from yesterday” is incorrect; it should be “taken nothing since yesterday.”
How to correct: Replace “from yesterday” with “since yesterday.”
Correct phrase/ correction: nothing since yesterday
Final sentence: She has taken nothing since yesterday and is feeling nauseated now.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.