Question

Options A, B, C, D together form a sentence. Choose the part of the sentence that is WRONG.The colour of / his shoes / are / dark brown.The colour of his shoes are dark brown.

Answer 1

Answer:

'are' is the wrong part of the sentence.

Answer 2

The wrong part is 'c) are.'

• The correct answer would be 'is.' This exercise is related to the chapter on the Subject-Verb Agreement.

• Subject-verb agreement refers to the rules which guide us on the correct placement of verbs based on the number of the subject.

• A singular subject should take a singular verb. Similarly, a plural verb should be used with the plural subject.

• The subject in the given sentence is 'color.' It is a singular noun as only a single color has been mentioned. Thus, it should take a singular verb 'is.'

• 'Are' is the plural verb. Hence it is the wrong verb for the given sentence.

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