Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He reached quickly because / five miles were not / a long distance for / a young man like him.
Option 1: He reached quickly because
Option 2: a long distance for
Option 3: five miles were not
Option 4: a young man like him
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Correct Answer: five miles were not
Solution : The third option is correct.
Five miles is treated as a singular subject, and thus, it should take a singular verb was .
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "He reached quickly because five miles was not a long distance for a young man like him."
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