Sentence

The list of items / were sent / to the manager / yesterday.

Question

The sentence is divided into parts by slashes. Which part contains an error?

Options

• (A) The list of items
• (B) were sent
• (C) to the manager
• (D) yesterday
• (E) No error

Answer

(B) were sent

Solution

1. Find the subject: it is the list, not items. Of items only describes the list.
2. The list is singular, so the verb should be singular: was sent.
3. The other parts are correct, so the error is in were sent.