Question : Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Scarcely had the train stopped at the platform than the passengers started pushing each other to enter the train.
Option 1: to enter the train
Option 2: than the passengers
Option 3: started pushing each other
Option 4: stopped at the platform
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Correct Answer: than the passengers
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation : The sentence should use "then" instead of "than" to indicate the sequence of events. The error in the original sentence disrupts parallelism, as "scarcely had the train stopped at the platform" is followed by "than the passengers started pushing each other". The conjunction "than" is not suitable for expressing a sequence of events.
So, the correct sentence would be: "Scarcely had the train stopped at the platform, then the passengers started pushing each other to enter the train."
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