Identify the incorrect part of the sentence.The child was fully dressed and sitting in her father's lap near the kitchen table.
Correct answer: B. Sitting in
- A. Fully
- B. Sitting in
- C. Kitchen table
- D. No error
Explanation
'Sitting in' is not correct. The word 'father' suggests the use of 'sitting on' instead.If there had been the word 'mother' in the sentence, then we would have chosen 'sitting in'.
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