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Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose (D). "(A) Twenty kilometers (B) are (C) a long distance to walk."
- (A) Twenty kilometers
- (B) are
- (C) a long distance to walk.
- (D) No error
Answer
B. (B) are
Solution
An amount of distance treated as a single quantity takes a singular verb: "is a long distance."
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