Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
I could not make out what / it is, for the wind was / rustling the corn shocks.
Option 1: I could not make out what
Option 2: No error
Option 3: rustling the corn shocks.
Option 4: it is, for the wind was
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Correct Answer: it is, for the wind was
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
Explanation :
The error lies in the use of the auxiliary verb "is". It should be replaced with "was" to maintain the past tense consistency and make the sentence grammatically accurate.
So, the correct sentence is: I could not make out what it was , for the wind was rustling the corn shocks.
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