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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’.

    Attorney-generals from 16 states condemned the ban

    yesterday and were discussing whether to challenge the administration in court.
    A Attorney-generals from 16 states Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B condemned the ban yesterday Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C and were discussing whether to Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D challenge the administration in court. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The grammatical error of the sentence is in option A. Compound words make their plural by changing their keyword into plural form. Here, key word is ‘attorney’. Therefore, it should be ‘attorneys-general’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. Correct sentence: Attorneys-general from 16 states condemned the ban yesterday and were discussing whether to challenge the administration in court.

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