The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I fell / asleep while / I read / the book.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. I read.
- In the context of the sentence, "I was reading" accurately describes an ongoing action (reading) that was taking place in the past.
- Therefore, the corrected segment should be "I was reading" to maintain grammatical accuracy in the sentence.