Question

Find out which part of the sentence has an error.
The steep rise in the price of petroleum products have affected the economic development of the developing nations.

Options

• The steep rise in the price of petroleum products

• have affected

• the economic development of the developing nations

• No error

Answer 1

The subject in this sentence, 'the steep rise' is singular, therefore 'has affected' is the correct use.
Hence, 'have affected' is the correct option.