The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error in phrasal verb.
Gita got onto / the book / she was reading / this morning.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Gita got onto.
Error concept: Wrong phrasal verb usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “got onto the book” is incorrect because “get onto” means to start discussing a topic, not to start reading.
Grammatical concept: The correct phrasal verb here is “got into”, which means to become interested or involved in reading a book.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Got onto the book” gives the wrong meaning, as it does not express reading.
How to correct: Replace “got onto” with “got into.”
Correct phrase/ correction: Gita got into
Final sentence: Gita got into the book she was reading this morning.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.