The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
After that long afternoon, / when I quietly entered her room / to hand over the packet to her, / she asked me to sit reluctant
- Ashe asked me to sit reluctant
- BAfter that long afternoon,
- Cto hand over the packet to her,
- Dwhen I quietly entered her room
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The segment "she asked me to sit reluctant" contains a grammatical error.
The verb sit needs to be modified by an adverb rather than an adjective, because it describes how the action of sitting was done. Therefore, the adjective reluctant should be replaced with the adverb reluctantly to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The correct sentence should be: "After that long afternoon, when I quietly entered her room to hand over the packet to her, she asked me to sit reluctantly."
The verb sit needs to be modified by an adverb rather than an adjective, because it describes how the action of sitting was done. Therefore, the adjective reluctant should be replaced with the adverb reluctantly to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The correct sentence should be: "After that long afternoon, when I quietly entered her room to hand over the packet to her, she asked me to sit reluctantly."