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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    Quickly he ran (A)/towards(B)/ the finish line, but

    (C)/stumbled just before crossing.(D)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The adverb “quickly” is used incorrectly in this sentence because it modifies the verb “ran” instead of the verb “stumbled.” The adverb should be placed before the verb it modifies.

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