The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
While she / was watched / the movie, / her phone rang.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. was watched.
Error is related to / concept: Wrong verb form in past continuous.
What is wrong: 'Was watched' is passive voice past tense, but here we need active past continuous 'was watching.'
Grammatical concept: Past continuous = was/were + present participle (verb + ing).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The subject 'she' was actively doing the action, not being watched.
How to correct: Replace 'was watched' with 'was watching.'
Correct phrase: Was watching
Final sentence: While she was watching the movie, her phone rang.