Because the shy girl did not (A)/ like being in the spotlight, (B)/she quickly accepted her (C)/ accolade and walked of the stage (D).
Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The corresponding letter of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, then choose option ‘No error’ as the answer response. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
Correct Answer :
D
Solution :
The correct answer option is D.
Detailed Explanation:
Let us analyze the given sentence by breaking it down into its distinct parts:
(A) "Because the shy girl did not" - Grammatically correct and sets up the reason clause.
(B) "like being in the spotlight," - Grammatically correct phrase functioning as the direct object of the verb "did not like".
(C) "she quickly accepted her" - Grammatically correct main clause subject and verb.
(D) "accolade and walked of the stage" - Contains a grammatical/spelling error in the preposition used with the verb "walked".
Error Analysis:
In part (D), the preposition "of" is used incorrectly instead of the preposition "off".
- "Of" is used to indicate belonging, origin, or composition (e.g., "part of the plan").
- "Off" indicates movement away from a place or position (e.g., "walked off the stage").
Correct Sentence:
"Because the shy girl did not like being in the spotlight, she quickly accepted her accolade and walked off the stage."
Therefore, the error lies in part D.
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