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

It was just the kind of house who we were looking for.

Option 1: It was

Option 2: who we were

Option 3: just the kind of house

Option 4: looking for


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Correct Answer: who we were


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation : The error lies in the use of the relative pronoun "who" to refer to the noun "house". In this context, "house" is an inanimate object, and the correct relative pronoun to use is "that" instead of "who", which is typically used for animate beings.

So, the correct sentence would be: "It was just the kind of house that we were looking for."

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