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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That the report overlooked several underlying causes (1) / behind the public unrest were surprising (2) / given the volume of evidence (3) / collected over the past few months. (4)

1. (1)
2. (2)
3. (3)
4. (4)

Correct answer: (2)

Solution

The subject of the sentence is the clause "That the report overlooked several underlying causes behind the public unrest." A clause functioning as a subject is singular, so the verb should be "was" instead of "were."

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