Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error."
A witness had seen a youth, / perhaps aged young as/ ten or eleven, acting suspiciously.
Option 1: ten or eleven, acting suspiciously.
Option 2: No error
Option 3: perhaps aged young as
Option 4: A witness had seen a youth,
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Correct Answer: perhaps aged young as
Solution : The third option is correct.
The segment that contains a grammatical error is, perhaps aged young as .
The correct phrase should be "as young as".
This is a common phrase used to estimate someone's age.
Therefore, the correct sentence will be: "A witness had seen a youth, perhaps as young as ten or eleven, acting suspiciously."
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