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Direction: In the following questions, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4), i.e., No error.

  1. Solve the question according to given instruction.
    1. Short stories and poems
    2. of varying quality
    3. appears in dailies and periodicals
    4. No error
Correct Option: C

appear will replace appears because – Short stories and poems is a Compound Subject; Compound Subjects joined by and or both ___ and are Plural and take a Plural Verb (without s)
Hence, appear in dailies and periodicals is the right usage.
Look at the examples given below :
Dolphins and elephants are intelligent animals.
Both men and women enjoy yoga.



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