The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The birds flew / fastly above / as we stood / on our terrace.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. fastly above.
- The segment is incorrect because the word "fastly" is not a correct adverb form of the word "fast".
- Fast itself is used as an adverb.
- Here, the adverb "fast" correctly modifies the verb "flew", indicating that the birds were flying quickly.
- The correct way to phrase this sentence would be: The birds flew fast above as we stood on our terrace.