The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The gold watch / look really expensive / and is not affordable / for common people.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. look really expensive.
Error Concept: Subject-verb agreement error.
What is wrong: The verb “look” is incorrectly used in plural form, while the subject “The gold watch” is singular.
Grammar Concept: In present simple tense, a singular subject takes a singular verb, which typically ends in -s (e.g., looks, runs, plays).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “The gold watch” is a singular subject, so the verb must also be singular. “Look” (plural) is therefore incorrect here.
Correction: Replace “look” with “looks”.
Corrected phrase: looks really expensive
Final sentence: The gold watch looks really expensive and is not affordable for common people.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.