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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I do not like / your paying / for
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I do not like / your paying / for the food / every time.

A.

every time

B.

for the food

C.

your paying

D.

I do not like

Correct option is C

The correct segment that contains a grammatical error is “your paying.”
Error identification: The correct structure should be "you paying," not "your paying." Using "your" as a possessive before a gerund ("paying") is incorrect in this context.
Grammatical Rule used: In this case, the gerund should follow the pronoun "you" without the possessive form to make the sentence more natural.
Corrected sentence: I do not like you paying for the food every time.

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