Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A pack of wolves / were chasing / the deer / in the forest.
Option 1: the deer
Option 2: A pack of wolves
Option 3: were chasing
Option 4: in the forest
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Correct Answer: were chasing
Solution : The error lies in the third option .
The subject in this sentence is "a pack of wolves" which is a collective noun, and collective nouns such as herd and pack take a singular verb. To maintain the subject-verb agreement, "were" should be replaced with "was" to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: A pack of wolves was chasing the deer in the forest.
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