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    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. My father told me / that in his childhood
    Question

    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
    contains an error.
    My father told me / that in his childhood / he was walking / to school every day.

    A.

    he was walking

    B.

    that in his childhood

    C.

    My father told me

    D.

    to school every day

    Correct option is A


    Option (a) contains an error.
    · The error in the segment "he was walking" relates to the tense used. The sentence context suggests a habitual past action, which should be expressed as "he walked" to indicate a routine or regular activity during his childhood.
    · Grammatical rule used: For habitual actions in the past, simple past tense is typically used instead of past continuous, which is generally reserved for actions that were ongoing at a specific time. Using "he walked" instead of "he was walking" aligns with this rule.

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