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)

Sixty miles
are
a good distance.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Sixty miles is a good distance.
Discussion:
47 comments Page 5 of 5.

Priya said:   1 decade ago
The measurement of Distance, Time and Money is done with a singular verb.

Purnima said:   1 decade ago
Why did we use "is", it is plural "60 miles", so we should use "are".

Please tell me.

Jitendra said:   1 decade ago
Six is plural but sixty miles is a singular.

Vertika said:   1 decade ago
When a particular distance is specified, we take it as singular. For eg. Sixty miles, two kilometers.

Nikhil said:   1 decade ago
"are" word is right for this sentence

Sasikala said:   1 decade ago
But "are" is a word not in the sentence. So here D. No error is the answer.

Avinash said:   1 decade ago
Sixty miles is a single word so "is" is justifiable in part B


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