Question

    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.

    A the pine trees made Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B a strong wind Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C sad, eerie sounds Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D When there were Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    It should be "When there was" to match the singular subject "a strong wind."

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