Spot the error in the given statement

Question of The Day28-11-2020

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

Friendly client programs like this enable you to perform complicated actions in just a mouse press or two.

Answer

Correct Answer : d ) a mouse press or two.

Explanation :

The given sentence carries no error as it is grammatically and contextually appropriate.

Confusion might arise pertaining to the use of the plural verb ‘enable’ after ‘this’ but it is correct. This is because the subject of the verb is ‘friendly client programs’ which is plural in form.

And as per subject-verb agreement rules, plural subject (friendly client programs) takes plural verb (enable).

Hence, (e) is the correct answer.

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