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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