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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, the Earth, and the moon align so that Earth’s shadow falls above the lunar disk.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, the Earth, and the moon align so that Earth’s shadow falls above the lunar disk. Correct Answer falls above the lunar disk

The correct answer falls above the lunar disk.

Key Points

  • The sentence is about the lunar eclipse.
  • There is no mistake in the following segments of the sentence:
    • A lunar eclipse occurs
    • align so that Earth’s shadow
    • when the sun, the Earth, and the moon
  • falls above the lunar disk has an error of preposition.
  • The preposition 'on' will be used here.

Thus the corrected sentence is: A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, the Earth, and the moon align so that Earth’s shadow falls on the lunar disk.

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