In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
The teacher and her student was engaged in a discussion on the current political crisis.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. was engaged.
- In the given sentence, the teacher and her student denote two seperate entities.
- Thus, if two subjects are joined by 'and' and they denote two seperate entities or ideas, plural verb will be used.
- Therefore, in the given sentence, "were engaged" should be used in place of "was engaged" as there are two different entities which are joined by 'and'.
- Thus, the correct sentence will be:- The teacher and her student were engaged in a discussion on the current political crisis.