Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Computer crime have been in the news since the nineteen eighties.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. has been in the news since.
Incorrect sentence: Computer crime have been in the news since the nineteen eighties.
Correct sentence: Computer crime has been in the news since the nineteen eighties.
In the given sentence, computer crime is a singular subject, so has should be instead of have.