Sentence Correctionmedium · Past Paper
Identify the part that contains an error: Five (a) / miles (b) / are (c) / a long distance (d).
AFive
Bmiles
Care
Da long distance
✓ Correct Answer: C — are
Plural units of distance, money, or time are treated as a single unit and take a singular verb ('is').
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