The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A good lawyer / always looks in the / case before he / attends court.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. always looks in the.
Error concept: Wrong phrasal verb usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “looks in the case” is incorrect.
Grammatical concept:
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The correct expression is “look into a case,” which means to investigate or examine carefully.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “looks in the case” suggests physically looking inside something, which is not the intended meaning.
How to correct: Replace “looks in the” with “looks into the.”
Correct phrase/ correction: looks into the
Final sentence: A good lawyer always looks into the case before he attends court.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.