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

They will go to bed / early since they / have to get up / at five on the morning. 

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  1. have to get up
  2. at five on the morning 
  3. They will go to bed
  4. early since they

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Option 2 : at five on the morning 
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The erroneous part of the sentence is: at five on the morning

Key Points

  • The error here lies in the use of the preposition.
  • Replace "on" with "in" to make the sentence correct.
  • In” and “on” are both time-based prepositions. We can use them in different ways when we want to talk about specific periods.
  • We use in with morning, afternoon, evening and night when we are referring to a general time.
    • For example- I always work best in the morning.
  • But we use on when we talk about a specific morning, afternoon, etc., or when we describe the part of the day.
    • For example- On the morning of the 19th, I will have to rush to school.
  • The given sentence is talking about a general time in the morning, so the preposition "in" should be used here.
  • Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, which contains the error in it.

Corrected sentence: They will go to bed early since they have to get up at five in the morning. 

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