Question

Fifty thousand dollars is a large sum of money.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Intermediate]

• A. are
• B. have been
• C. are adding up to
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

The correct option is D NO CHANGE

Option D, no change, is the correct answer. The subject, fifty thousand dollars, is a singular unit and thus the following verb is also in the singular form. The verbs mentioned in options A,B and C are not in agreement with the subject of the sentence and, thus, are all incorrect.