The given sentence is divided into four segments. Select the option that has the segment with a grammatical error.
He has / no / influence about / me.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. influence about.
Error concept: Incorrect preposition usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “influence about” is incorrect. The correct preposition to use with influence is “on”.
Grammatical concept:
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Influence on someone/something – standard collocation in English.
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Using “about” with influence is unidiomatic and grammatically wrong.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “influence about me” is incorrect; it should be “influence on me.”
How to correct: Replace “about” with “on.”
Correct phrase/ correction: influence on
Final sentence: He has no influence on me.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.