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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. Two elderly gentlemen told the rather improbable story to mislead the poli
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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Two elderly gentlemen told the rather improbable story to mislead the police personnel.

A.

Two elderly gentlemen

B.

story to mislead

C.

told the rather improbable

D.

the police personnel.

Correct option is C

Option (c) contains an error.
Option (c) "told the rather improbable" contains an error.
· The issue in this segment lies in the phrase structure. The correct form should be "told a rather improbable story" instead of "told the rather improbable story."
· The use of "the" is incorrect here because it implies that the story is already known or specific, which is not indicated in this context.
· "A" would be the correct article to use for a general, indefinite reference to an improbable story.

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