Question

Correct the underlined part of the sentence, if needed.
Pollution and degradation of the environment is, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern

• A. is, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern
• B. is, according to the report by the commission, a matter of universal concern
• C. is, according to the report of the commission, matters of universal concern
• D. are, according to the commission's report, universally a matter of concern
• E. are, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern

Answer 1

The correct option is E are, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern

Here, in the given sentence "pollution and degradation" form a compound subject which requires a plural verb: the use of "are" is correct. Option E corrects this error without adding any new ones. So, E is the answer.