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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

While she / was watched / the movie, / her phone rang.

Aher phone rang

BWhile she

Cwas watched

Dthe movie,

Answer:

C. was watched

Read Explanation:

• This is a past continuous tense. • It should be "While she was watching the movie." "Was watched" is passive voice, implying someone was watching her like a movie.


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