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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’.

    You’ve got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart’s contents.

    A You’ve got a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B whole week to Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C yourself and you can Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D read to your heart’s contents Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The grammatical error of the sentence is in option D. The meaning of a few nouns in plural form is different from their meaning in the singular form. ‘Content’ is such a word. In the given sentence, ‘content’ means “a state of satisfactionâ€. However, ‘contents’ mean ‘the things that are held or included in something’. Here, the state of being satisfied is mentioned (& ‘heart’ mentioned in the sentence also verifies that.) Thus, it should be ‘heart’s content’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. Correct sentence: You’ve got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart’s content.

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