Verbal Ability - Sentence Improvement - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Sentence Improvement - Section 1 (Q.No. 25)
Directions to Solve

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.


25.
20 kms are not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.
is not a great distance
is no distance
aren't a great distance
No improvement
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
5 comments Page 1 of 1.

Kishore said:   2 years ago
20 kms aren't a great distance is the correct form.

SHUBHAM SAHA said:   8 years ago
Option "a" is the perfect answer. Here distance is being referred which is singular.

Although it seems that "kms" would make the answer shift to option "c", but this are the parameters to measure "DISTANCE" which is considered to be one quantity as said by "ARPAN GANGULY".
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Yuva said:   9 years ago
20kms plural. So we will keep are. Why in this kept is? Explain me.

Arpan ganguly said:   1 decade ago
The answer is correct to its best as here 20 kms is considered to be a one identity.
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Fiaz said:   1 decade ago
20 kms aren't a great distance.

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