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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I have been living in Hyderabad since I am born.

1. since I have born
2. since I will be born
3. since I born
4. since I was born

Correct answer: since I was born

Solution

The phrase 'since I am born' is grammatically incorrect. The correct expression is 'since I was born' because birth is a past event and 'since' is followed by a past reference point.

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