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Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error.' You could see / they were being careful as hell /
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Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error.'
You could see / they were being careful as hell / not to drink up the minimum fastest.

A.

You could see

B.

not to drink up the minimum fastest.

C.

they were being careful as hell

D.

No error

Correct option is B

Option (b) contains an error.
Explanation: The phrase "drink up the minimum fastest" is incorrect. The word "fastest" is a superlative adjective used for speed, but here the context is about quantity. Therefore, it should be replaced with "minimum amount" or "least amount" instead of "fastest."
Grammatical rule used:
Superlative adjectives like "fastest" should only be used to compare speed or intensity, not quantities. In this sentence, "minimum" already refers to the smallest possible quantity, and "fastest" does not fit with the idea of drinking a quantity.
Corrected sentence: You could see they were being careful as hell not to drink up the minimum amount.

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