The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The scooter that / I am using / these days is belonging / to my brother.

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  1. to my brother
  2. I am using
  3. The scooter that
  4. these days is belonging

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Option 4 : these days is belonging
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The erroneous segment is 'these days is belonging'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is not correct.
  • The error lies in part 3 of the given sentence.
  • The error lies in 'these days is belonging' part of the sentence.
  • Here, Belong is a static verb and it is not to be used in progressive sentence.
  • Instead of 'is belonging' we will use 'belongs' in simple present tense for making the sentence free from any error.
  • Thus, the correct answer is option 4.


Correct Sentence: The scooter that I am using these days belongs to my brother.

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