The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
This boy performed / extremely good / in the / dance competition.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. extremely good
Error concept: Incorrect use of adjective instead of adverb
What is wrong: The phrase “extremely good” is incorrect because good is an adjective, but it should describe the verb performed.
Grammatical concept: Use an adverb to modify a verb.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using good (adjective) to describe performed is wrong; it should be well.
How to correct: Replace good with well.
Correct phrase/ correction: extremely well
Final sentence: This boy performed extremely well in the dance competition.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.