Question
The following sentence has been divided into four
segments. Identify the segment that contains an adverbial usage error. The principal / spoke kind / to the students / about their discipline.Solution
The word "kind" is an adjective, but here we need an adverb to modify the verb "spoke".
The correct adverbial form should be "kindly".
Hence, the sentence should be: "The principal spoke kindly to the students about their discipline."
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