The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I still / do not understand / why he did not / reply my email.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. reply my email.
Error concept: Incorrect verb-preposition combination.
What is wrong: The verb “reply” should be followed by the preposition “to” when indicating the object. The correct form is “reply to my email.”
Grammatical concept:
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Reply to – correct usage when responding to someone or something.
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Omitting “to” makes the sentence ungrammatical.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “reply my email” is incorrect; it should be “reply to my email.”
How to correct: Add “to” after “reply.”
Correct phrase/ correction: reply to my email
Final sentence: I still do not understand why he did not reply to my email.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.