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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Urgent activities are those thing
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Urgent activities are those things / that you must do immediately, / as they require quick action / and cannot be put on.

A.

and cannot be put on

B.

that you must do immediately

C.

Urgent activities are those things

D.

as they require quick action

Correct option is A

Option (a) contains an error.
Error identification: The phrase "cannot be put on" is incorrect in this context. The correct phrase should be "cannot be put off."
Grammatical Rule used: The phrase "put off" means to postpone, which makes sense in the context of the sentence where urgent activities cannot be delayed.
Corrected sentence: "Urgent activities are those things that you must do immediately, as they require quick action and cannot be put off."
Detailed explanation of error: The phrasal verb "put off" is required to correctly convey the idea of delaying or postponing an action. "Put on" does not fit this context.

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