Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select No error'.
Although people had been on watch and / the watchkeepers were very, very tired, / everyone were up and buzzing.
Option 1: everyone were up and buzzing.
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: Although people had been on watch and
Option 4: the watchkeepers were very, very tired,
Correct Answer: everyone were up and buzzing.
Solution : The segment with a grammatical error is the first option.
Explanation: The error in the original sentence is the incorrect use of the verb "were" with the subject "everyone." "Everyone" is a singular pronoun, and it requires a singular verb form, which is "was". The correct subject-verb agreement in this context is "everyone was up and buzzing."
So, the correct sentence would be: "Although people had been on watch and the watchkeepers were very, very tired, everyone was up and buzzing ".
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