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Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 16)
Spotting Errors
Directions to Solve

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

16.

(solve as per the direction given above)

Sixty miles
are
a good distance.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Sixty miles is a good distance.
Discussion:
47 comments Page 1 of 5.
Yasmeen said:   4 years ago
It is according to the subject verb agreement.
(1)
Deepika said:   4 years ago
For particular measurements, we use singular verb.
(14)
Sagar said:   5 years ago
When definite numerical adjective is added before some nouns like mile, thousand, dozen, they take singular form. That's why we used 'is'.
(3)
Nirmala said:   6 years ago
Another example is Ten kilometres have been travelled by them.
Smriti said:   6 years ago
Five kilometers are hard to travel. Is this sentence correct?
(3)
Mazhar Ali said:   6 years ago
Here the person is talking about a single distance so "is" will be used instead of "are".

Here I explain with an example.

We say twenty munites are remaining not is remaining.

Another example is;
We say "all is well" we use a single verb after indefinite pronoun because we are taking " all as a whole.
(5)
Sampad said:   7 years ago
To express distance and quantity, the verb always agrees with singular form.
(1)
Mydul islam said:   7 years ago
Sixty miles is so distance is correct!
Bipin kumar samal said:   7 years ago
Some nouns are plural in nature but count as singular, for ex mathematics, economics, police etc.
Sathish said:   7 years ago
Is miles singular?
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