The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The child was irritable / because she had not / soundly slept / the previous night.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. soundly slept.
- The segment "soundly slept" contains a grammatical error.
- In english, adverbs generally go before the verbs they modify.
- So, it should be "slept soundly" not "soundly slept".
Hence, the correct answer would be 'soundly slept'.