Choose the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The team were playing well.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The error in the sentence is in the part "were playing".
Explanation:
Subject-Verb Agreement: The word "team" is a collective noun. In standard grammar, a collective noun is treated as a singular unit when the members are acting together as one.
Correction: Since "team" is treated as singular, it requires the singular auxiliary verb "was" rather than the plural "were".
Correct Sentence: The team was playing well.