Question

if any of the underlined segments has an error, select the answer option that identifies the error. if no segments have an error, select
o error.\

the poets remark about the longevity of things of beauty did not take into account the effects of such phenomena as acid rain.

poets
things
effects
no error

Explanation:

Analyze the underlined segments for grammatical errors

The sentence is: "The poets remark about the longevity of things of beauty did not take into account the effects of such phenomena as acid rain."

• "poets": This noun modifies "remark" to show possession (the remark belonging to the poet). It lacks the necessary possessive apostrophe ("poet's" or "poets'").
• "things": Plural noun used correctly as the object of the preposition "of".
• "effects": Noun used correctly to indicate the results of the phenomena.

Identify the correct option

The segment "poets" contains the grammatical error because it requires a possessive form to modify "remark".

Answer:

• (A) poets (Correct answer)
• (B) things
• (C) effects
• (D) No error