The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The Home Minister / alluded by the threat / of cross-border terrorism / in his speech.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. alluded by the threat.
Error Spotting Concept: Identify incorrect verb usage or wrong preposition.
Grammatical Explanation:
The verb "allude" means "to refer to something indirectly", and it is always followed by the preposition "to" — not "by".
So, the correct phrase should be "alluded to the threat", not "alluded by the threat".
Correction:
Incorrect: alluded by the threat
Correct: alluded to the threat
Final Sentence: The Home Minister alluded to the threat of cross-border terrorism in his speech.
Conclusion: The segment with the grammatical error is alluded by the threat.