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Question : The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

It was (A) / by a chance (B) / he saw a movie in a theatre. (C)

Option 1: (A)

Option 2: (C)

Option 3: (B)

Option 4: No error


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Correct Answer: (B)


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

By chance means something that happens unexpectedly. "By a chance" is not common use. There is no use for the article "a".

Therefore, the correct sentence is: It was by chance he saw a movie in a theatre.

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