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    Question

    The following sentence has been divided into four

    segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. The children were playing outside / when the rain started / and they quickly ran to / the house to shelter.
    A The children were playing outside Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B when the rain started Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C and they quickly ran to Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D the house to shelter Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error is in "the house to shelter."
    The correct phrase should be "the house for shelter", as the preposition "for" is needed to indicate the purpose of running to the house.
    Therefore, the correct sentence is: "and they quickly ran to the house for shelter."

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