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Option 3 : have risen sharply

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सही उत्तर have risen sharply है।

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Question:

Identify the part containing the error: "The cost of living in metropolitan cities have risen sharply."

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The cost of living
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in metropolitan cities
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have risen sharply
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Correct Answer: have risen sharply

The subject is "The cost", which is singular, so the verb must be "has risen" rather than "have risen". The intervening prepositional phrase does not affect agreement.

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