The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
You have said that, / as he took money from you many times, / he owes you / five thousand rupees all together.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. five thousand rupees all together.
The error lies in the phrase “all together.”
“All together” (two words) means “everyone or everything in the same place or at the same time.”
Example: The family was all together for the holidays.
The correct word here should be “altogether” (one word), which means “completely” or “in total.”
Since the sentence is referring to a total amount of money, the correct usage is “altogether.”
Let’s look at the other segments:
“as he took money from you many times,” – Grammatically correct.
“he owes you” – Correct verb usage.
“You have said that,” – Proper use of present perfect tense.
You have said that, as he took money from you many times, he owes you five thousand rupees altogether.