Identify the mistake that needs to be corrected.Pasteur entered in the competition and settled the matter of spontaneous generation once and for all.
Correct answer: A. Entered in
- A. Entered in
- B. Settled
- C. Once and for all
- D. No error.
Explanation
The sentence would have been grammatically correct if the verb 'entered' was not accompanied by it's preposition 'in'.The sentence "Pasteur entered in the competition and settled the matter of spontaneous generation once and for all" contains a minor grammatical error. It should be "Pasteur entered the competition" instead of "entered in the competition." Here's the corrected sentence:"Pasteur entered the competition and settled the matter of spontaneous generation once and for all."
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