The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The thief / entered the house, / in the middle of the night, / quiet.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. quiet.
- The error lies in 4th part of the given sentence.
- In this context, the word "quiet" is intended to function as an adverb modifying the action of the thief entering the house.
- But "quiet" is an adjective and cannot modify the verb.
- However, the correct form should be "quietly," which is the adverbial form. Adverbs are used to modify verbs and often end in -ly.
Thus, the corrected sentence would be:"The thief entered the house in the middle of the night quietly."