The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The sky is covering / with dark clouds and / I hope soon it / will begin to rain.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The sky is covering.
Error Concept: related to incorrect verb usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “The sky is covering” is grammatically incorrect, as “covering” suggests that the sky itself is performing an action, which is illogical.
Grammar Concept: The verb form must correctly show that the sky is being covered by clouds, not that the sky is doing the covering. This requires the passive form.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The current form implies the sky is the doer of the action, which is incorrect.
Correction: The correct form should be “The sky is covered with dark clouds.”
Corrected phrase: is covered with dark clouds.
Final sentence: The sky is covered with dark clouds and I hope soon it will begin to rain.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.