Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to improve the sentence.

Hundred rupees are a big amount for the man who belongs to a poor family.

  1. Hundred rupees are a big amount for the man

  2. Hundred rupees is a big amount for the men

  3. Hundred rupees is a big amount for man

  4. Hundred rupees are a big amount for the men

  5. Hundred rupees is a big amount for the man
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E Correct answer
Explanation

'Is' rectifies the error of 'are'. When a plural noun refrsto a fixed amount or quantity as a unit, the verb should be singular.In the sentence plural noun 'hundred rupees' refers to a unit (a big amount) so singular verb 'is' is used here.

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