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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. She sat amid a / rocking chair, l
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She sat amid a / rocking chair, listening to / some music and / reminiscing about the past.

A.

She sat amid a

B.

Rocking chair, listening to

C.

Reminiscing about the past

D.

Some music and

Correct option is A

Option (a) She sat amid a The error in this segment lies in the prepositional phrase "amid a rocking chair," which is incorrectly used. "Amid" means surrounded by; it is not appropriate here. It should be "in a rocking chair" to correctly describe the action of sitting. Example: She sat in the rocking chair, gently swaying back and forth while enjoying her book.

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