The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

There have been / three breaks-in / in our society / this month.

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  1. three breaks-in
  2. this month
  3. in our society
  4. There have been

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Option 1 : three breaks-in
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The erroneous part is "three breaks-in"

Key Points

  • In the given sentence, "breaks-in" is incorrect instead of this we need to use "break-ins"
  • "Break-in" is a noun that means "an illegal forced entry of a building or vehicle, typically to steal something."
  • The plural form of "break-in" means "break-ins" as we need to use a plural noun since "three" is used which is a plural quantifier.

Hence, the correct sentence is- There have been three break-ins in our society this month.

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