SPOT THE ERROR:He told me that he was treated very friendly.
Correct answer: D. Very friendly
- A. He told
- B. That
- C. Treated
- D. Very friendly
Explanation
Analysis: The phrase "very friendly" is where the error lies. The correct phrase should be "very friendly manner" or "very friendlily," as "friendly" is an adjective, and an adverb is needed to modify "treated."Conclusion: This option contains the error.Very friendly: This option is the correct one to mark, as "very friendly" should be corrected to "very friendly manner" or "very friendlily" to properly modify "treated."Explanation:"He told" is correct as the verb phrase indicating narration."That" is correctly used as a conjunction introducing reported speech."Treated" is correctly used as the past participle of the verb."Very friendly" is incorrect; it should be corrected to an adverbial form to modify "treated" correctly.Therefore, the correct answer is D) Very friendly.
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