The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Maria was unhappy / because she terribly performed / in the examination / conducted last month.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. because she terribly performed
Error concept: incorrect adverb placement
What is wrong: The adverb “terribly” is incorrectly placed before the verb performed.
Grammatical concept: In English, adverbs of manner (like terribly) usually come after the auxiliary verb or at the end of the verb phrase in formal contexts.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “she terribly performed” is awkward and ungrammatical. The correct placement is “performed terribly”.
How to correct: Move the adverb after the verb
Corrected phrase: performed terribly
Final sentence: Maria was unhappy because she performed terribly in the examination conducted last month.
Hence, the chosen option is correct