Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
When there were a strong wind, the pine trees made sad, eerie sounds.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e When there were.
Given sentence: When there were a strong wind, the pine trees made sad, eerie sounds.
The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
"There was" is used for a singular object in the past tense.
"There were" is used for a plural object in the past tense.
In the given sentence, a strong wind is singular, so there was should be used in place of there were.
Correct statement: When there was a strong wind, the pine trees made sad, eerie sounds.