The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He is waiting / at airport to receive / Mr. Smith, who is / coming from South Africa.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. at airport to receive.
Error Concept: Incorrect article usage with a common noun.
What is wrong: The phrase “at airport” lacks the necessary article “the” before the singular, countable noun “airport”.
Grammar Concept: When referring to specific places like the airport, the hospital, the train station, etc., the definite article “the” must be used when the reference is specific or commonly understood.
Incorrectness in context: The sentence is referring to a specific location — the airport where Mr. Smith is to arrive. Hence, “at airport” is incorrect without the article.
Correction: The phrase should be “at the airport”.
Corrected Phrase: at the airport to receive
Final sentence: He is waiting at the airport to receive Mr. Smith, who is coming from South Africa.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.