In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Today people is ignorant (A)/ of the things that (B)/ are happening around them. (C)/ No Error (D)
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option A i.e. Tody people is ignorant.
The error lies in part A of the statement because of the wrong use of the Subject Verb Agreement.
Concept-
- We need to replace "is" with "are" for making the statement grammatically correct.
- As the subject is plural we need to use a plural verb.
- Subject singular- SIngular verb.
- Plural subject- plural verb.
The correct sentence will be-
Today people are ignorant of the things that are happening around them.