Question

Many boys is clever. Spot the error and explain it​

Answer 1

Answer:

Here 'is' (after clever) is incorrect in this sentence because there are many boys who are clever not one boy. So the correct sentence will be:

Many boys are clever.

Answer 2

Answer:

Is helping verb should be replaced with are.

Explanation:

In the given sentence Many boys is a subject and it is in plural form.

According to the subject verb agreement a plural subject must follow with are in present tense and were in past tense.

The given sentence is in present tense and is helping verb is used after plural subject, that is the error .

We should use are instead of is.

So the correct sentence is Many boys are clever.