Directions: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. Gitanjali did not had school yesterday because it was a second Saturday.

Explanation

The correct answer is "did not have" . Key Points In the given underlined segment, the use of the form of the verb 'had' is incorrect . The verb ' had ' is the past form of 'have' and since ' did ' is the past form of 'do', two past forms don't come together in a single sentence . When there is an auxiliary verb (here, did) , the main verb (here, had) does not need to be marked for tense , because the tense is shown in the auxiliary . The verb that follows 'did' should be used in its base form . Therefore, the base form of the verb 'had' i.e. 'have' should be used here . Hence , the correct answer is option 1 . Correct Sentence : Gitanjali did not have school yesterday because it was a second Saturday. Important Points However, in a sentence about the past without an auxiliary verb , the main verb does need to be in the past tense form .