Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Much of the beauty and glory of life have disappeared.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. have disappeared.
Error concept: Subject–verb agreement error.
What is wrong: The subject “Much of the beauty and glory of life” is singular, but the verb “have” is plural.
Grammatical concept:
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“Much of” followed by an uncountable noun (like beauty and glory) takes a singular verb.
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Correct form: has disappeared.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “have” wrongly suggests a plural subject.
How to correct: Replace “have” with “has.”
Correct phrase/ correction: has disappeared
Final sentence: Much of the beauty and glory of life has disappeared.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.