Question

Pick out the incorrect sentence
1) one hundred years of solitude are a materpiece
2) george has started having problems with his back
3) I'm sad to hear that you fell off a tall ladder
4) my child is in bed with flu
5) we brought the jewellery from a jeweller in thrissur

Answer 1

4. my child is in bed with flu is an incorrect sentence

Answer 2

The wrong sentence is option 1.

One hundred years of solitude is a masterpiece.

• All the other sentences comply with the rules of the subject-verb agreement. However, the first sentence takes the wrong verb.

• Although the subject seems to be 'one thousand years,' it is actually 'solitude.' Solitude is an abstract noun and should take a singular verb.

• Thus, the verb should be 'is.'

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