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The following sentence is adapted from a news article about the history of the game of football. "A team of 200,000 people have been involved in building a new stadium for the World Cup in Qatar." Which choice corrects the error in the sentence?
Which choice corrects the error in the sentence?
A
A team of 200,000 people has been involved in building a new stadium for the World Cup in Qatar.
B
A team of 200,000 people are been involved in building a new stadium for the World Cup in Qatar.
C
200,000 people have been involved in building a new stadium for the World Cup in Qatar.
D
A team of 200,000 people is been involved in building a new stadium for the World Cup in Qatar.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The subject of the sentence is "team," which is singular. The verb "have been involved" must also be singular. Choice A corrects this error by changing the verb to "has been involved."
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