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The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that has a grammatical error. His energetic attitude / showed that
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The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that has a grammatical error.
His energetic attitude / showed that he had / soundly slept / the previous night.

A.

His energetic attitude

B.

showed that he had

C.

the previous night.

D.

soundly slept

Correct option is D


The error lies in (d) soundly slept.
· The verb phrase "soundly slept" is incorrectly placed. In formal English, the adverb "soundly" should come after "had slept" to maintain proper structure: "had slept soundly."
Correct sentence: His energetic attitude showed that he had slept soundly the previous night.
· Grammatical Rule Used: Adverbs like "soundly" usually follow the main verb in perfect tenses.
· Explanation of the grammatical rule in Hindi: परिपूर्ण काल (Perfect Tense) में क्रिया के बाद क्रिया विशेषण का प्रयोग किया जाता है, जैसे "slept soundly"। "Soundly slept" व्याकरणिक रूप से गलत है।

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