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Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement required'.

Fifty dollars are a high price to pay for this shirt.

Option 1: were a

Option 2: No improvement required

Option 3: is a

Option 4: are the


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Correct Answer: is a


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation : The phrase "fifty dollars" refers to a plural amount. In this context, it's considered a singular amount of money. When referring to a total amount of money as a single entity or sum, it's treated as singular, hence requiring the singular verb "is". This maintains the proper subject verb agreement in the sentence.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "Fifty dollars is a high price to pay for this shirt."

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