Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The new shop that opened last week are hardly sufficient stock of the products that it advertised about.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e.does not have.
- In the given sentence, the subject and verb do not agree in number, which is a grammatical error. The subject "new shop" is singular, but the verb "are" is plural. The correct verb form for a singular subject should be "is."
- The most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment would be "does not have" or "has hardly." Both options correct the grammatical error and convey the intended meaning of the sentence.
- To correct the sentence, we can replace "are" with "does have," which will make the verb agree with the singular subject.
The correct sentence would be:
The new shop that opened last week does not have sufficient stock of the products that it advertised about.