Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Were this boy / washing his clothes / yesterday when the matron / came for a regular round?
Option 1: washing his clothes
Option 2: yesterday when the matron
Option 3: Were this boy
Option 4: came for a regular round?
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Correct Answer: Were this boy
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Were should be replaced with was to maintain the subject-verb agreement, as the subject (the boy) is singular.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Was this boy washing his clothes yesterday when the matron came for a regular round?
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