Direction: Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical…
2025
Direction: Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
Sometimes politics (A)/ are a dirty business (B)/ to deal with. (C)/ No error (D)
- A.
Sometimes politics
- B.
are a dirty business
- C.
to deal with
- D.
No error
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Correct answer: B
Answer: the segment "are a dirty business" contains the grammatical error.
Explanation
The subject of the sentence is the noun "politics."
"Politics" is used here as a singular (mass/collective) noun and therefore requires a singular verb.
The phrase "are a dirty business" uses the plural verb "are," which does not agree with the singular subject; it should be "is a dirty business."
Correct sentence:
Sometimes politics is a dirty business to deal with.
Quick tip:
When a noun that names a field, subject, or collective activity is treated as a single entity, use a singular verb (e.g., "Mathematics is interesting," "Politics is complicated").