The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I did not / buy neither / of the / two dresses.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. buy neither.
- The second part of the sentence is erroneous in nature.
- Since neither is used in the sentence, it makes the sentence negative in nature.
- Two negatives used in a sentence make a sentence positive.
- Thus, did not should never be followed by neither.
The correct sentence:
I did not buy either of the two dresses.