Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Smita lived in this house since she was five years old.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Smita lived
- Always remember that Present Indefinite Tense + Expression of time is always equal to Present Perfect Tense.
- Since is used to describe a point of time. Thus, the present perfect tense would be appropriate.
- So, 'lived' should be replaced by 'has lived'.
The correct sentence is:
Smita has lived in this house since she was five years old.