Spot the error: The news regarding (a) / the earthquake survivors (b) / are very disturbing. (c) / No error (d)
A.The news regarding
B.the earthquake survivors
C.are very disturbing✓ Correct
D.No error
Explanation
The error is in part (c). 'News' is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb. The correct usage is 'is very disturbing' instead of 'are very disturbing'. Hence the corrected sentence is 'The news regarding the earthquake survivors is very disturbing.'
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