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What is incorrect in the following sentence?

At the start of the American Revolution, lanterns were hung in the Old North Church as a signal that the British were came.

Asked by Eduardocarrillo, Last updated: Apr 26, 2024

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Answered Jan 12, 2018

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The incorrect underlined option to select is (D) because the verb is in simple present but there is a BE verb before it. If there is a verb after BE, it must use the -ing ending. The correct form of the verb is were coming.
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