Question 8
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical
error.
In today's motivational literature, / failure is often celebrated / as a essential / stepping stone to success.
Solution
The segment that contains a grammatical error is Option C.
The error in this segment is the incorrect use of the indefinite article “a” before a word starting with a vowel sound. The correct phrase should be “as an essential”. The indefinite article “an” is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
Therefore, the corrected sentence would be: “In today’s motivational literature, failure is often celebrated as an essential stepping stone to success.”
The other segments are grammatically correct.
