The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The lady was furious / to see that no one / were wearing masks / on the road near the
shop.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. were wearing masks.
- The third part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- Since, the subject of the given sentence is singular in nature, the verb should also be singular.
- So, the verb 'were' will be replaced by the verb 'was'.
The correct sentence is:
The lady was furious to see that no one was wearing masks on the road near the shop.