Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

  1. There

  2. are

  3. no news

  4. today

  5. No error
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'News' is a singular mass noun (uncountable noun) even though it ends in 's'. It requires a singular verb 'is' not plural 'are'. The correct sentence should be 'There is no news today' not 'There are no news today'. This is a common error with nouns that look plural but are grammatically singular.

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