A sentence is divided into four parts, where one of the parts may contain a grammatical error. Identify the incorrect part. If there is no error in the sentence, select 'No error' as your response.
Adored for her creativity and passion, (A) / the writer refused to let multiple (B) / rejections deter her then (C) / finishing the fantasy novel (D) .
Correct Answer :
C
Solution :
The correct option is C.
Explanation:
The grammatical error lies in part (C) of the sentence: "rejections deter her then".
The verb deter standardly pairs with the preposition from when specifying the action being discouraged or prevented (i.e., deter someone from doing something). Using the adverb then in place of the preposition from is grammatically incorrect.
Corrected Sentence:
"Adored for her creativity and passion, the writer refused to let multiple rejections deter her from finishing the fantasy novel."
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