Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
He loses his tempers on the slightest provocation.
Option 1: He loses
Option 2: provocation
Option 3: the slightest
Option 4: his tempers on
Correct Answer: his tempers on
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Explanation : Some uncountable nouns don't take the articles " a/an", many, few, or plural form . For example, furniture, scenery, luggage, temper, hair, knowledge, equipment, pottery, music, jewellery, etc.
In the same way, "temper" will be used instead of "tempers" as per the rule given above.
Hence, the correct sentence is: "He loses his temper on the slightest provocation."
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