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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He often / persists to ask / awkward questions / at the board meetings.

Option 1: he often

Option 2: persists to ask

Option 3: awkward questions

Option 4: at the board meetings


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Correct Answer: persists to ask


Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.

The segment that contains a grammatical error is, persists to ask. The correct form should be, persists in asking.

In English, the verb persist is typically followed by the preposition in and the gerund form of the verb (the -ing form).

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