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Identify the sentence that contains a grammatical error regarding subject-verb agreement or pronoun-antecedent concord in advanced English syntax.
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Option (c) contains a subject-verb agreement error. When multiple singular subjects are joined by 'every' or 'each' (e.g., *'Every man, woman, and child'*), the compound subject is treated grammatically as singular and must take a singular verb (*was* instead of *were*). For further reading on subject-verb concord, consult the Wikipedia Reference.
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