In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Your skill lie in cheering up people who are stressed out, wound up or generally just annoyed.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Your skill lie.
- The error lies in part 1 of the statement because of the wrong use of "Subject-verb agreement".
- We need to replace "Lie" with "Lies" for making the statement grammatically correct.
Grammatical concept:-
- As the subject of the given statement is singular "skill" we need to use the singular verb for it.
- Singular subject - Singular verb.
- Plural subject - Plural verb
The correct sentence will be-
Your skill lies in cheering up people who are stressed out, wound up or generally just annoyed.