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Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error.'
Fires in California is sounding alarm bells that cannot be ignored.

Option 1: sounding alarm bells

Option 2: that cannot be ignored

Option 3: fires in California is

Option 4: no error


Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 26th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: fires in California is


Solution : The error lies in the third option.

The subject fires is plural, so the verb should also be plural to maintain subject-verb agreement. In the original sentence, is (singular) is used instead of are (plural). The corrected version ensures subject-verb agreement by using the plural form are to match the plural subject fires.

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Fires in California are sounding alarm bells that cannot be ignored."

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