The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
In the primitive / oceans, / life begins / nearly 3.5 billion years ago.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. life begins.
Given sentence: In the primitive / oceans, / life begins / nearly 3.5 billion years ago.
The word 'begins' should be replaced by 'began' which is in the past tense and it means
to start to happen or exist.
Correct sentence: In the primitive / oceans, / life began / nearly 3.5 billion years ago.