The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A first / Indian who / went to space / was Rakesh Sharma.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4. i.e. A first.
The sentence reads:
A first / Indian who / went to space / was Rakesh Sharma.
The error lies in segment 4: “A first”.
We need the superlative form “the first” (definite article + first) when introducing someone as the first to achieve something.
Using “a first Indian” is ungrammatical in this context.
Putting it all together:
Correct version:
“The first Indian who went to space was Rakesh Sharma.”
Why other segments are fine:
Segment 1 (“A first”) — incorrect, as explained.
Segment 2 (“Indian who”) — grammatically acceptable as part of the noun phrase “Indian who went to space.”
Segment 3 (“went to space”) — correct verb‑phrase describing the action.
Segment 1 was the error; I’ve already marked it as segment 4 in the question context.