Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 16)
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)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Sixty miles is a good distance.
Discussion:
47 comments Page 1 of 5.
Mazhar Ali said:
7 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.
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.
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Monisha said:
1 decade ago
These are common nouns which you specified for example we say I have two eyes we don't say I have two eye but considering the verb should be used in case of quantity or degree 60 miles is, 100 rupees we can use 100 rupee note but not 100 rupee.
Provat said:
1 decade ago
Hi,
It is very simple,
Think in different way, we never say that 'Give me ten rupees notes. ' know why? because we have used the rupees for the plural form of the amount (ten).
Similarly, the answer will be sixty miles is a good distance.
It is very simple,
Think in different way, we never say that 'Give me ten rupees notes. ' know why? because we have used the rupees for the plural form of the amount (ten).
Similarly, the answer will be sixty miles is a good distance.
Karanjot said:
1 decade ago
Kindly someone help me with it nouns like mile rupee are always used in singular form when used with a number so a is also wrong we never say 60 miles it should be 60 mile like 100 rupee 12 dozen etc etc.
So A is also a probable answer?
So A is also a probable answer?
Sagar said:
6 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'.
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Sreene said:
1 decade ago
Is that you said about that the measurement of any kind such as time, distance etc as a singular are right ?
Abhishek said:
1 decade ago
The measurement of any kind such as time, distance etc acts as singular.
"sixty miles is a good distance".
"sixty miles is a good distance".
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Pallabi said:
8 years ago
Please tell me the difference between are and is. I didn't get it the question. Please, someone help me.
Vertika said:
1 decade ago
When a particular distance is specified, we take it as singular. For eg. Sixty miles, two kilometers.
Bipin kumar samal said:
8 years ago
Some nouns are plural in nature but count as singular, for ex mathematics, economics, police etc.
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