Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Computer crime have been in the news since the nineteen eighties.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'has been in the news since'.
Key Points
- The underlined part in the given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
- Here, 'has been in the news since' should be used instead of 'have been in the news since'.
- In the given sentence 'Computer crime' is a singular subject.
- As per the subject-verb agreement rules, a singular subject should be followed by a singular auxiliary verb.
- Hence, 'has' should be used.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 4.
Correct Sentence: Computer crime has been in the news since the nineteen eighties.
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