The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Rahul speaks fluently English / although he makes / quite a lot of mistakes /while writing.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Rahul speaks fluently English
Error concept: The adverb fluently is incorrectly placed before the noun English.
What is wrong: In English, adverbs of manner (like fluently) usually come after the verb or before the verb, but not directly before the object noun.
Grammatical concept: Correct adverb placement: fluently should modify the verb speaks, not the noun English.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Placing fluently before English is grammatically incorrect. The proper placement is after the verb speaks.
How to correct: Move the adverb fluently after the verb speaks.
Correct phrase/correction: Rahul speaks English fluently
Final sentence: Rahul speaks English fluently, although he makes quite a lot of mistakes while writing.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.