Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Children listens to people / speaking around them / for a long time before / they begin to speak.
Option 1: Children listens to people
Option 2: speaking around them
Option 3: they begin to speak
Option 4: for a long time before
Correct Answer: Children listens to people
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
The reason for the error is a subject-verb agreement issue. The verb listens does not agree with the plural subject children. The plural subject should be followed by a plural verb, i.e., listen , as per subject-verb agreement.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Children listen to people speaking around them for a long time before they begin to speak.
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