Identify the error: 'The wages of sin are death.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Identify the error: 'The wages of sin are death.'

A. are

B. wages

C. of

D. No error (proverb uses 'is')

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKExamLibrary)

The proverb is 'The wages of sin is death.' Usually, 'wages' can take plural, but the proverb is fixed with 'is'. So 'are' is an error.

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Identify the error: 'The dog's tail is wagging, but the cat's tail is still.'

A. cat's

B. No error

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A. furniture

B. advice

C. scissors

D. information

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A. proovs

B. proofs

C. proves

D. proofes

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