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Identify the error in the following sentence.
The light emitted by high-intensity-discharge car headlights are––––A very effective inactivating––––––––––––––B the reflective paints of road markers, thereby––––––––C making driving atnight–––––––––D safer. Noerror––––––––––E

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Solution

The correct option is B A
There's a subject-verb disagreement here- the singular (non-countable) subject 'light' is followed by the plural verb 'are'. So, the error occurs in part A. Option A is the answer.

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