Spot the error in the given sentence and choose the most appropriate option:
(A) She is fond / (B) of reading novels / (C) and often spend / (D) her evenings at the library.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → C
The subject "She" governs both verbs joined by "and". "She is fond" is singular, so the second verb must also be singular in the simple present: "she often spends".
Option 1: (A) She is fond — No error. Singular subject with "is".
Option 2: (C) and often spend — Error. "spend" should be "spends", to agree with "She".
Option 3: (D) her evenings at the library. — No error.
Option 4: NO ERROR — Incorrect. Part (C) has an error. Part (B) "of reading novels" is also correct: "fond of" is followed by the -ing form.
Corrected: She is fond of reading novels and often spends her evenings at the library.
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