The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a phrasal verb error. Mrs. Premlatha asked / Malini to hand down / all the / payment slips.

Explanation

The segment that contains a phrasal verb error is (3) Malini to hand down. The correct phrasal verb in this context should be “hand over,” which means to give something to someone, especially when asked or required. “Hand down” means to pass something to someone younger, like an heirloom, which is incorrect here. The other segments are correct and do not contain errors.