Question

Find the grammatically incorrect part of the sentence, if any.

[A] Near the pond was standing

[B] a dog, a donkey and a cow

[C], but when I threw a stone at them

[D] it was only the dog that ran away.

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. No Error

Answer 1

The correct option is A A

The given sentence talks about three animals– a dog, a donkey and a cow, all of who were standing near the pond. Part [A] of the sentence uses the verb 'was' to denote more than one animal which is incorrect. The correct form of the verb that needs to be used is 'were' which denotes plurality.

Therefore, the grammatically incorrect part of the sentence is part [A] and the correct option is option A).

The corrected sentence is :

Near the pond were standing a dog, a donkey and a cow, but when I threw a stone at them, it was only the dog that ran away.