The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I used to eat into / in the evening / when my parents / were on night shifts.
- AI used to eat into
- Bwhen my parents
- Cin the evening
- Dwere on night shifts
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The error lies in the segment "I used to eat into".
The phrasal verb "eat into" means to consume or use up a part of something valuable (e.g., "Responsibilities began to eat into my free time"). In this context, the sentence simply refers to the habit of eating food during the evening. Therefore, the preposition "into" is redundant and incorrect. It should be replaced by "eat" or "have my meals".
The phrasal verb "eat into" means to consume or use up a part of something valuable (e.g., "Responsibilities began to eat into my free time"). In this context, the sentence simply refers to the habit of eating food during the evening. Therefore, the preposition "into" is redundant and incorrect. It should be replaced by "eat" or "have my meals".