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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh /
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh / for a fresh evaluation of his performance / in the last financial year, / little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected.

A.

When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh

B.

for a fresh evaluation of his performance

C.

in the last financial year

D.

little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected

Correct option is D

Option (d) contains an error.
Error: “him” is incorrect; it should be he.
Explanation: In the inversion structure “Little did + subject + verb,” the subject must be in the nominative case (i.e., “he” not “him”).
Grammatical Rule Used:
After inversion with “little did,” the auxiliary comes first, followed by subject (nominative) and base verb.
Correct sentence: Little did he know that the results would come out worse than expected.
Information Booster:
“Will” in past context should be changed to “would” in reported speech.

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