The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He hardness ever / complains about / his workload because / he enjoys his job.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He hardness ever.
Error concept: Incorrect word form usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “hardness ever” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammatical concept:
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The correct adverbial phrase is “hardly ever”, which means almost never.
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“Hardness” is a noun, not an adverb, so it cannot be used here.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “hardness ever” changes the meaning completely and makes the sentence ungrammatical.
How to correct: Replace “hardness ever” with “hardly ever.”
Correct phrase/ correction: hardly ever
Final sentence: He hardly ever complains about his workload because he enjoys his job.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.