Question

Spot the error and write the correct sentence
A cup of tea were offered​

Answer 1

Answer:

was

Explanation:

A cup of tea was offered.

WERE is used to refer to multiple objects that did something in the past. It is also used to refer to one to whom the speaker is speaking.

Eg: They were very intelligent.

WAS is used to refer to a single object that did something in the past.

Answer 2

A cup of tea was offered.

Explanation:

A cup of tea was offered.

• Past participles are verb forms used with auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) to express the tense of the sentence.
• As this sentence is in past tense the participle used also has to be in past tense.
• Was is the past participle to be used in this sentence as it is a singular object.
• When the object in the sentence is singular, singular forms of the participle are used.
• There is only one cup of tea hence was is used, were is used to refer to plural (more than one) objects.