The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Sidharth made earnest attempts / to change / for better, / but nothing happened.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. for better.
Given sentence: Sidharth made earnest attempts / to change / for better, / but nothing happened.
'Better' is an adjective and 'for' is a preposition. According to the rule, a preposition is used before a noun or pronoun. So, 'for better' should be replaced by 'better'.
Correct sentence: Sidharth made earnest attempts / to change / better, / but nothing happened.