Question

One part of the sentence below may contain a grammatical error. Identify the part. If there is no error, choose 'No error'. hoc The new suspension bridge over the large lake were inaugurated yesterday with great fanfare and illuminations. O were inaugurated yesterday O The new suspension bridge over the large lake O with great fanfare and illuminations. 135037160 13503160 9 135031160 97 O No error 19 09 960 97​

Answer 1

The error is in part A of the sentence.

Explanation:

The error is in part A of the sentence.

Key points

• "A number" followed by a plural noun/pronoun and a plural verb [a number + plural noun + plural verb].
• The "number of" is followed by a plural noun/pronoun but a singular verb. [number of + plural noun + singular verb].
• In the above sentence "are" changes to "is" according to the rule - {number + plural noun +singular verb} and not by "automobile area".

Signal

• Think of 'many'. Because "many + plural noun" takes a plural verb.
• The important thing to remember is that this expression acts like a quantifier. So even though it contains the singular noun "number," it is playing the same role in the sentence as a quantifier such as "many," "many," "many," "hundreds," etc. Say "many people have started testing" just as you would say "many people have started testing."