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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
One of my friend called me just as I was leaving the classroom.

Option 1: One of my friend

Option 2: called me

Option 3: just as I was

Option 4: leaving the classroom


Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: One of my friend


Solution : The error lies in the first option.

Explanation:
When expressing possession with a distributive phrase like "one of," the noun that follows should be in the plural form.
"Friend" needs to be pluralized to "friends" to match the correct grammatical structure.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: One of my friends called me just as I was leaving the classroom.

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