Direction: Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical…

Solution: The segment "have gone dirty" contains the grammatical error.

Correct sentence: Most of the water has become dirty because of the nearby industry.

Explanation:

• The subject "the water" is an uncountable (mass) noun and is treated as singular, so the verb must be singular.

• Use "has" (singular) instead of "have" (plural) to agree with the subject: "has become dirty."

• In natural usage, "has become dirty" or "has turned dirty" is preferable to "has gone dirty."

Additional points:

• When two singular nouns are joined by "or" or "nor," use a singular verb. Example: The chairperson or the CEO approves the proposal.

• Uncountable nouns take singular verbs. Example: Her writing is excellent.