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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The little boy / hurted himself / when he fell off / his bicycle.

Option 1: hurted himself

Option 2: his bicycle

Option 3: when he fell off

Option 4: The little boy


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Correct Answer: hurted himself


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation : The correct past tense form of the verb " hurt " is "hurt". The past tense of "hurt" doesn't follow the regular pattern of adding "-ed" to the base form. Irregular verbs like "hurt" have a different form for the past tense. "Hurt" remains the same in both the base form and the past tense. So, saying "hurted" is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "The little boy hurt himself when he fell off his bicycle."

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