Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence. The criminal was / caught, convicted the hung / in a short period of time.

The other options are incorrect because they contain grammatical errors. Option A is incorrect because the word “was” is a verb, and verbs cannot be used as adjectives. Option B is incorrect because the word “the” is not needed before the word “hung.” Option C is incorrect because the word “in” is not needed before the word “time.”