Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. A. The group of students, B. along with the professor, C. were discussing the new findings D. in the research lab.
were discussing the new findings
The task is to locate the segment that carries a grammatical error in subject-verb agreement.
The grammatical subject of the sentence is The group of students, a singular collective noun ("group") acting as one unit.
The phrase "along with the professor" is a parenthetical addition set off by commas; such phrases (along with, together with, as well as) do NOT change the number of the subject.
Therefore the verb must agree with the singular head noun "group", requiring the singular verb form "was discussing".
Part C reads "were discussing the new findings", using the plural verb "were", which does not agree with the singular subject "group".
The error is thus in part C. The correct form would be "The group of students, along with the professor, was discussing the new findings in the research lab."
Parts A, B and D are grammatically sound, so they are not the answer.
Hence the part containing the error is were discussing the new findings.
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