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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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Answer (1)
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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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