The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical/spelling error.
The sons of the old farmer / fell off after their father / breathed his last / in the village.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. fell off after their father.
"Fell off after their father" is the incorrect segment.
The sentence wants to mention that the farmer's sons had a quarrel and got into an argument after the farmer's demise.
Thus, the correct phrase/idiom to use is "fell out".
"Fell out" is an idiom which means to have an argument or disagreement that ends a relationship.
The correct sentence is- The sons of the old farmer fell out after their father breathed his last in the village.