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

It is a cheap reasonably / restaurant in this part of the town / where you can eat / delicious food.  

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  1. delicious food 
  2. restaurant in this part of the town 
  3. It is a cheap reasonably 
  4. where you can eat

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Option 3 : It is a cheap reasonably 
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The correct answer is Option 3)

Key Points

  • In the third part of the given sentence, the order of adjectives is incorrect.
  • The correct order should be: opinion + size + age + shape + color + origin + material + purpose.
  • In the given sentence, reasonably is an adverb and cheap is an adjective.
  • Therefore, the correct order should be "reasonably cheap" instead of "cheap reasonably".
     

Hence, the correct statement is: It is a reasonably cheap restaurant in this part of the town where you can eat delicious food.

Additional Information

  • The order of adjectives is crucial for the sentence to make sense and sound natural.
  • Adverbs usually modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs, and should be placed in the correct order to maintain the intended meaning of the sentence.
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