Identify the part of the sentence that has an error: The college offer all the courses of arts and humanity but no courses of sci…

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Question

Identify the part of the sentence that has an error:

The college offer all the courses of arts and humanity but no courses of science.

  1. A. The college offer (Correct answer)
  2. B. the courses
  3. C. of arts and humanity
  4. D. but no courses of science

Correct Answer

Option A — The college offer

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is The college offer.

Key Points

  • "The college offer all the courses..." contains a subject-verb agreement error.
  • "College" is a singular subject, so it requires the singular form of the verb: "offers" (not "offer").
  • The phrase should be "The college offers all the courses..." This is a common grammatical error where the verb does not agree in number with its subject.
  • The rule of subject-verb agreement requires a singular verb with a singular subject.