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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


Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024
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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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