The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
In addition with / the existing crisis in economy, / the rise of hunger index / is another cause of worry.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. In addition with.
Error concept: Wrong preposition usage
What is wrong: The phrase “In addition with” is incorrect.
Grammatical concept: The correct expression is “In addition to”, not with.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using with makes the phrase grammatically wrong.
How to correct: Replace with with to.
Correct phrase/ correction: In addition to
Final sentence: In addition to the existing crisis in economy, the rise of hunger index is another cause of worry.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.