Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the appropriate answer(based on subject - verb agreement):According to the police, the killer of the girls in both cities ____ probably between ages of 45 and 55.

  1. is

  2. are

  3. All of the above

  4. None of the above

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The subject is 'the killer' (singular person), so the verb must be 'is' (singular). The phrase 'the killer of the girls in both cities' has a singular head noun 'killer' despite the prepositional phrases with plural words.