The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Although she is usually / rude with everyone, / she behaved nice / with all of us today.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. she behaved nice.
Error concept: The word 'nice' is an adjective. After verbs like behave, we need an adverb (to describe the manner of behaving), not an adjective.
What is wrong: 'She behaved nice' is grammatically incorrect because nice does not modify the verb behaved properly.
Grammatical concept: Verbs of action (like behave) are qualified by adverbs, not adjectives. The correct adverb form of nice is nicely.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, the sentence describes how she behaved, so the adverb nicely must be used.
How to correct: Replace nice with nicely.
Correct phrase/correction: She behaved nicely.
Final sentence: Although she is usually rude with everyone, she behaved nicely with all of us today.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.