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    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. No sooner did the chairman arrived than the proceedings commenced.
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    Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
    No sooner did the chairman arrived than the proceedings commenced.

    A.

    No sooner

    B.

    did the chairman arrived

    C.

    proceedings commenced

    D.

    than the

    Correct option is B

    The segment in the sentence "No sooner did the chairman arrived than the proceedings commenced" that contains a grammatical error is (b) "did the chairman arrived."

    • Explanation: When using "did" as an auxiliary verb in the past simple tense, the main verb should be in its base form. Thus, "arrived" should be corrected to "arrive."
    • Corrected Sentence: "No sooner did the chairman arrive than the proceedings commenced."

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