The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The athletes / trained tirelessness / to prepare for / the upcoming competition.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. trained tirelessness.
Error concept: Wrong word form (noun used instead of adverb).
What is wrong: The sentence uses “tirelessness” (a noun) instead of the correct adverb.
Grammatical concept: Verbs should be modified by adverbs, not nouns. The correct adverb is “tirelessly.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Trained tirelessness” is ungrammatical because it does not express the manner of training.
How to correct: Replace “tirelessness” with “tirelessly.”
Correct phrase/ correction: trained tirelessly
Final sentence: The athletes trained tirelessly to prepare for the upcoming competition.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.