Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The oceans contain many forms of life that has not yet been discovered.

  1. The oceans contain many forms of life that has not yet been discovered.

  2. The ocean contains many forms of life that has not yet been discovered.

  3. The oceans contain many forms of life, which has not yet been discovered.

  4. The oceans contain many forms of life, which have not yet been discovered.

  5. The oceans contain many forms of life that have not yet been discovered.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

'Many forms of life' is plural. The singular verb 'has' does not agree with the subject. 'Has' needs to be changed to 'have' to have the subject-verb agreement. This option corrects the error.

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