The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error.
She spotted the novel [A] / and shouted, 'Here the book lies [B] / that we were searching for[C] / all around.'[D]
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. B
The error is in segment B: 'Here the book lies'.
In English, when starting a sentence with words like “here” or “there”, we use inversion—the verb comes before the subject.
So the correct phrasing should be “Here lies the book” instead of “Here the book lies”.
Why the other parts are correct:
A (“She spotted the novel”) – Grammatically sound and error-free.
C (“that we were searching for”) – A correct relative clause functioning properly.
D (“all around.”) – Correctly finishes the sentence and context.