Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Zoya won the first prize in the race unless she stumbled and fell.
Option 1: unless she
Option 2: prize in the race
Option 3: Zoya won the first
Option 4: stumbled and fell
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Correct Answer: unless she
Solution : The first option is correct.
- In the given sentence,the use of the conjunction " unless " is incorrect .
- The conjunction "unless " means except if (used to introduce the case in which a statement being made is not true or valid) .
- The conjunction "until " should be used in place of "unless " .
- The conjunction "until " means up to the point in time or the event mentioned .
Hence, the correct answer is: "Zoya won the first prize in the race unless she stumbled and fell."
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