The sentence below is split into four parts, (A), (B), (C), and (D). In which part is the error? The gentleman/(A) together with his/(B) wife and daughter/(C) were drowned/(D)
A
The gentleman
B
together with his
C
wife and daughter
D
were drowned
Correct Option:
D
Explanation
The real subject is singular: "The gentleman". The phrase "together with his wife and daughter" does not make the grammatical subject plural. So it should read "The gentleman ... was drowned."
