The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Were this boy / washing his clothes / yesterday when the matron / came for a regular round?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Were this boy.
The sentence is in past continuous tense.
It requires the correct subject-verb agreement.
"Boy" is singular.
So the correct helping verb should be "Was" instead of "Were."
Correct sentence: Was this boy washing his clothes yesterday when the matron came for a regular round?