Identify the underlined segment in the following sentence, which contains the mistake that needs to be corrected.Police in their investigation used coercive measure to get favourable statements from the accused.

Correct answer: C. Measure

  • A. Their
  • B. Used
  • C. Measure
  • D. From the accused

Explanation

The underlined segment that contains the mistake is "used coercive measure". The correct phrase should be "used coercive measures". The word "measure" is a singular noun, so it needs to be pluralized when it is used with the word "coercive." The correct sentence should read: Police in their investigation used coercive measures to get favorable statements from the accused.

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