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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".

Drinking and driving (1) / are (2) / a major cause of accidents. (3) / No error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: (2)


Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.

When two nouns joined by and bring the same idea to the mind, they are considered singular. In this sentence, drinking and driving are treated as a singular subject, so the singular verb should be used as per the subject-verb agreement . The original sentence incorrectly uses the plural verb are, which should be replaced with the singular verb is .

Therefore, the correct sentence is: Drinking and driving is a major cause of accidents.

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