Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error
I think your watch / goes ten minutes behind; / mine shows / the correct time.
Option 1: mine shows
Option 2: I think your watch
Option 3: goes ten minutes behind
Option 4: the correct time
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Correct Answer: goes ten minutes behind
Solution : The segment with a grammatical error is in the third option.
Explanation:
The error lies in the use of
behind
with the phrase
ten minutes.
The more appropriate term here is
fast
instead of
behind
because the sentence suggests that the watch is running ahead of the correct time.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: I think your watch goes ten minutes fast ; mine shows the correct time.
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