The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.
The recently hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The recently hike.
Given sentence: The recently hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.
Recently should be replaced by recent as it is an adjective and an adjective is used to modify a noun.
Correct sentence: The recent hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.