Question
Download Solution PDFThe following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Every / curious child / want to / rip open a toy.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'want to'.
Key Points
- The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
- Here, 'wants to' should be used instead of 'want to'.
- We know that after 'each, every, everyone, someone, nobody, one' a singular verb, singular noun, singular adjective, and a singular pronoun is used.
- Example: Each student has come.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.
Correct Sentence: Every curious child wants to rip open a toy.
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