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    Question

    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence contains no error, then choose ‘No error’.

    We padded the seat of the chair with camel hairs to make it soft.

    A We padded the Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B seat of the chair Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C with camel hairs Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D to make it soft Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The grammatical error of the sentence is in option C. Some nouns are generally uncountable nouns. ‘Hair’ is one of them. So, it is generally considered singular. Thus, replace “hairs” with “hair” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Correct sentence: We padded the seat of the chair with camel hair to make it soft.

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