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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

Two elderly ladies narrated an rather improbable story to the police.

Option 1: Two elderly ladies

Option 2: narrated an rather

Option 3: to the police

Option 4: improbable story


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Correct Answer: narrated an rather


Solution : The segment with a grammatical error is the second option.

Explanation : In English, when the following word starts with a vowel sound, we use the indefinite article an instead of a to maintain smooth pronunciation. However, the word rather starts with a consonant sound, not a vowel sound.

So, the correct sentence should be: "Two elderly ladies narrated a rather improbable story to the police."

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