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The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My sister, Juliet, / got married / as her / was 23.

1. My sister, Juliet,
2. got married
3. as her
4. was 23.

Correct answer: as her

Solution

The segment "as her" is incorrect because it should be phrased as "when she" or "at the age of." The sentence should read: "My sister, Juliet, got married when she was 23."

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