Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The burgeoning demand for food,

  2. shrinking farmlands, and stagnating crop yield

  3. has all but ensured that the poor will struggle

  4. to put food on the table.

  5. No error
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-verb agreement; the sentence has a plural subject (demand for food, shrinking farmlands, and stagnating crop yields) and hence requires the plural verb - 'have'.

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