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Santosh Kr Yadav

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· 1 Months ago

there should be error in part a of the sentence because there are a is wrong are and a together is wrong

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

There are a number (a)/ of ways to fix this (b)/ problem with no collateral damage. (c)/ No Error (d)

Options:
A) (a)
B) (b)
C) (c)
D) (d)
Solution:
Ans: (d)


The sentence is 'There are a number of ways' because the sentence refers to 'number of ways' which is a plural noun and hence a plural verb 'are' must be used. 

The given sentence is grammatically correct. 


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