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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Washington Irving's writing career started at / the tender age of nineteen when he joined / his brother Peter's newspaper The Morning Chronical / as journalist.

Option 1: his brother Peter's newspaper The Morning Chronical

Option 2: Washington Irving's writing career started at

Option 3: as journalist

Option 4: the tender age of nineteen when he joined


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Correct Answer: as journalist


Solution : The correct choice is the third option .

The correct phrase should be "as a journalist", which requires the article "a" before the word "journalist" to denote a singular, specific role.

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Washington Irving's writing career started at the tender age of nineteen when he joined his brother Peter's newspaper, The Morning Chronical, as a journalist."

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