The following sentence has been split into segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The players were practicing for an hour / when the coach came / and asked them to stop.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The players were practicing for an hour.
- The error is related to the incorrect form of the verb.
- The sentence refers that the practice was going on even before the coach came.
- Also, there is a time expression i.e. "for an hour".
- Thus, the first part of the sentence should be in Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
- Hence, "had been practicing" is the correct verb to use here.
- The correct sentence will be: The players had been practicing for an hour when the coach came and asked them to stop.