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    Select the option that will most suitably substitute the highlighted part of the given sentence. He was not happy until he gave up his job and l
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    Select the option that will most suitably substitute the highlighted part of the given sentence.
    He was not happy until he gave up his job and live as a fakir in the forests.

    A.

    unless he gave up his job and lives

    B.

    until he gave up his job and lived

    C.

    until he gave up his job and lives

    D.

    until he gives up his job and lived

    Correct option is B

    The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (b) "until he gave up his job and lived."
    Error identification: The verbs "gave up" and "lived" should be in the same past tense.
    Grammatical Rule used: Maintain parallel structure by using the same verb tense.
    Corrected sentence: He was not happy until he gave up his job and lived as a fakir in the forests.

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