The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I hope that / yesterday's lunch / at Rahul's place / was at your liking.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. was at your liking.
Error is related to / concept: Incorrect preposition with the phrase 'to one's liking.'
What is wrong: 'At your liking' is incorrect because the standard phrase is 'to your liking' meaning 'as you like it' or 'as you prefer.'
Grammatical concept: Certain fixed expressions require specific prepositions; 'to one's liking' is the correct idiomatic form.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, the speaker is expressing hope that the lunch was satisfactory, so the phrase should be 'to your liking.'
How to correct: Replace 'at' with 'to.'
Correct phrase: Was to your liking.
Final sentence: I hope that yesterday's lunch at Rahul's place was to your liking.