Question
In the sentence, identify the segment which contains
the grammatical error. Several dozens councillors walked out of the meeting in protest.Solution
The grammatical error of the sentence is in option A. Some nouns have the same form in the singular as well as plural. Here, the singular and plural form of the noun ‘dozen’ is the same. Also, ‘dozen’ should be followed with a plural noun. Thus, replace “dozens councillors” with “dozen councillors” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Correct sentence: Several dozen councillors walked out of the meeting in protest.
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