The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I invite him to my house / when I met him long ago / but he could not accept / because of his busy schedule.

Correct option is D

✔️ Option (d) I invite him to my house is incorrect.
· Explanation:
· The verb "invite" is in present tense, but the rest of the sentence uses past tense (“met,” “could not accept”).
· It should be “I invited him to my house”.
· Grammatical rule used:
· Tense consistency: All verbs in a sentence narrating a past event must be in the past tense.
· ✦ Hindi Explanation: अगर वाक्य भूतकाल में है तो सभी क्रियाओं को भी भूतकाल में ही होना चाहिए।
· Meanings of the other options:
· (a) – grammatically correct reason clause.
· (b) – “met” is correct past verb.
· (c) – “could not accept” is valid past form.