Question
Download Solution PDFThe 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.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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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