The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She oftenly goes / shopping with / her friends / on Saturdays.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. She oftenly goes.
Error concept: Incorrect adverb usage.
What is wrong: The word “oftenly” is not correct in English.
Grammatical concept: The correct adverb is “often”, which does not take the -ly suffix.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “oftenly” is ungrammatical and makes the sentence incorrect.
How to correct: Replace “oftenly” with “often.”
Correct phrase/ correction: She often goes
Final sentence: She often goes shopping with her friends on Saturdays.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.