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Directions: Identify which part of the given sentence contains a grammatical error. The project staff are working on the weekend so as not to delay the project any further.

Options

  1. AThe project staff are
  2. Bworking on the weekend
  3. Cso as not to delay
  4. Dthe project any further.

Correct answer

B. working on the weekend

Step-by-step solution

The error lies in the second part of the sentence. In British English, the correct preposition to use with the word weekend is at or over. The preposition on is primarily used in American English. Therefore, the phrase working on the weekend should be corrected to working at the weekend or working over the weekend.

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