Question

Directions: Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

He spoke slowly in order to make him clear.

1. in order to
2. make him clear
3. He spoke
4. slowly 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : make him clear

The correct answer is 'make him clear'.

• In the given sentence, the use of the personal pronoun 'him' is incorrect.
• A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or object or group of things directly.
• The reflexive pronoun 'himself' should be used in place of the personal pronoun 'him'.
• A reflexive pronoun expresses a noun when the subject's action affects or influences the subject itself.
   

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: He spoke slowly in order to make himself clear.