The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
After a long gap, / we went shopping / last Sunday and bought / that we wanted.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. that we wanted.
- "That" is a relative pronoun that can be used to refer to things, such as animals, objects, and places.
- For example, "the woman that boarded the plane".
- "What" can be used to refer to something that the speaker has mentioned earlier or in a different conversation.
- For example, "I should have said what I said".
- Thus, the conjunction 'that' should be replaced by 'what'.
- Correct sentence: After a long gap, we went shopping last Sunday and bought what we wanted.