This question consists of a sentence that is divided

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The phrase shifted on is incorrect. The correct phrasing should be so they were shifted to to indicate movement or change in placement.The corrected sentence should beIt was harder to make the audience hang around after the movie had ended, so they were shifted to the beginning, but the name stuck.

into four parts numbered (1) to (4). Only one part of the sentence is not acceptable in standard written English. Identify the part that contains an error.

A It was harder to make the audience Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

B hang around after the movie had Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

C ended, so they were shifted on Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

D the beginning, but the name stuck. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

The phrase "shifted on" is incorrect. The correct phrasing should be "so they were shifted to" to indicate movement or change in placement.The corrected sentence should be:"It was harder to make the audience hang around after the movie had ended, so they were shifted to the beginning, but the name stuck."

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