The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My father give up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. My father give up.
Given sentence: My father give up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.
As the sentence is in the past tense, so, 'My father give up' should be replaced by 'My father gave up' which means to stop trying to do something.
Correct sentence: My father gave up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.