Question

What is the incorrect word or phrase in the given sentence;
Regina loves to play sport’s after class

Answer 1

Hint: We need to read the sentence carefully since it is mentioned in the question that the incorrect part of the statement could be a single word in it or even a phrase. The hint is that the incorrect part of this statement is the wrong use of possessive form here. Remember to understand the meaning that the sentence is trying to portray: Here the subject, Regina, enjoys doing something after her class.

Complete answer:
Let us first read and understand the given statement. Here the meaning that we understand is that there is a person Regina and she likes to play sports. But when we read the statement we see that there is an incorrect usage of the possessive form in the word sport’s.

We normally use an apostrophe and s to imply possession. Here Regina does not possess sports, because that is not possible. And the usage of possession is grammatically wrong because sport can never be written in a possessive form. What the statement actually means is that she likes multiple sports, so we just need to use the plural form of the word ‘sport’ to complete the statement, rather than bringing in possessive form where it is unnecessary.

So the correct way of writing the given statement would be ‘Regina loves to play sports after class’.

Note: Be careful while handling nouns with verbs in any sentence. Sometimes we might mistake that for a singular noun subject, the verb it takes must also be singular, but that is grammatically incorrect. Always a singular noun subject should have only verbs in its plural form after it. And vice versa where the singular verb must be followed only by plural objects. Take the case of the sentence above, here; ‘Regina loves’ and ‘play sports’ are perfect examples.