Identify the segment in the following sentence which contains the mistake that needs to be corrected.His guests found it fun to watch him make tea - mixing carefully spoonful from different caddies
Correct answer: D. Carefully spoonful
- A. It fun
- B. To watch
- C. Make
- D. Carefully spoonful
Explanation
The correct answer is 'Careful spoonful'. The error in the sentence lies in the phrase 'mixing carefully spoonful from different caddies'. It should read as 'careful spoonfuls' to correctly use 'careful' as an adjective modifying 'spoonfuls', or 'carefully spooning' to use 'carefully' as an adverb modifying the action of 'spooning'. The other options do not contain any errors, as they are properly structured in the context of the sentence.
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