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In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the ‘No error’ option. There have been (1)/ a sharp decline (2)/ in the number of crimes reported in recent years. (3)/ No error (4)

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the ‘No error’ option. There have been (1)/ a sharp decline (2)/ in the number of crimes reported in recent years. (3)/ No error (4) Correct Answer 1

The correct answer is option 1.

In this sentence, since the logical subject of the sentence which is ‘sharp decline’ is singular, it is grammatically correct to use a singular to-be verb which in this case is ‘has been’. This further implies that for plural subjects, plural to-be verbs such as ‘have been’ have to be used. Therefore we conclude that 1 is the correct option.

Correct sentence - There has been a sharp decline in the number of crimes reported in recent years.

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