Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Later in the day, my father tell us about his promotion.
Option 1: tell us
Option 2: Later in the day
Option 3: about his promotion
Option 4: my father
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Correct Answer: tell us
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
Explanation:
There is a disagreement between the subject,
my father
(which is singular), and the verb
tell
(which is in the base form without the
'-s'
suffix for third-person singular). When the subject is a singular third person
(like "my father"),
the verb should be in the third person singular form, which includes adding
'-s'
to the base form. So, the correct form is
"
tells
"
(third person singular).
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: Later in the day, my father tells us about his promotion.
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