The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
There has been / an increase of the number / of road / accidents recently.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. an increase of the number.
Error concept
The error lies in the use of preposition after “increase.”
What is wrong
The phrase “an increase of the number” is incorrect because with “increase,” we usually use in instead of of.
Grammatical concept
Correct structure: increase in + noun
Incorrectness of the concept in context
Using of here is grammatically incorrect.
How to correct
Replace “of” with “in.”
Correct phrase/ correction
“an increase in the number”
Final sentence
There has been an increase in the number of road accidents recently.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.