The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If there is no error, select ‘No error’.
Modern science have / broken many myths / about our food and diet.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Modern science have.
- In the given sentence, the plural form of the verb "have" is incorrect.
- The noun 'science' in the given sentence is an uncountable noun, we know the uncountable nouns always take singular verbs.
- Therefore, the singular form of the verb "has" should be used in place of the plural form 'have'.
The correct sentence is: Modern science has broken many myths about our food and diet.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Modern science have.