The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He reached quickly because / five miles were not / a long distance for / a young man like him.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. five miles were not
- The subject "five miles" is a singular unit of distance.
- So it should be followed by a singular verb "was," not the plural "were."
Hence, the correct option would be five miles were not.