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    Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. She was waiting for a opportunity to start h
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    Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
    She was waiting for a opportunity to start her own business.

    A.

    own business

    B.

    to start her

    C.

    for a opportunity

    D.

    She was waiting

    Correct option is C

    Option (c) contains an error.
    The segment "for a opportunity" is incorrect because the article "a" should be replaced with "an" before a vowel sound. The correct phrase is "for an opportunity."
    Grammatical rule used: The choice between "a" and "an" depends on the initial sound of the following word. Use "an" before words that begin with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u), and "a" before words that begin with a consonant sound.
    Example:
    Incorrect: She is waiting for a opportunity to start her own business.
    Correct: She is waiting for an opportunity to start her own business.
    In this case, "opportunity" starts with a vowel sound, so "an" is the correct article to use.

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