The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
As he is not satisfied / with the jury’s decision, / he appeal / in the higher court.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. he appeal.
Error concept: Incorrect verb form.
What is wrong: The verb “appeal” is in the base form, but for third person singular subjects in present tense, it must be “appeals.”
Grammatical concept:
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In present tense, third person singular verbs take -s/es.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “he appeal” is grammatically incorrect and makes the sentence sound wrong.
How to correct: Replace “he appeal” with “he appeals.”
Correct phrase/ correction: he appeals
Final sentence: As he is not satisfied with the jury’s decision, he appeals in the higher court.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.