Question
Download Solution PDFThe following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe erroneous part of the sentence is: for which he went
Key Points
- Replace the preposition "for" with "to" to correct the sentence.
- For is used to talk about a purpose or a reason for something.
- Example - I'm going for some breakfast.
- To is used to indicate the direction or destination of a particular place or something.
- Example - We're going to Liverpool next week.
- In the given sentence "to" should be used because a destination place is mentioned, that is the "town library."
- 'Which' is used after a preposition to represent a specified antecedent.
- The implied meaning of the sentence is: He used to respond by saying that the local library was the only location he visited.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, which contains an error.
Corrected sentence: He used to reply that the only place to which he went was the town library.
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