Although the candidates accused each other of encouraging voter fraud, most polls show that a majority of voters believes the election was fair.
Correct answer: C. believes
- A. accused
- B. show
- C. believes
- D. was
Explanation
The sentence should read: "Although the candidates accused each other of encouraging voter fraud, most polls show that a majority of voters believe the election was fair."The error is in the verb "believes", which should be "believe" to agree with the plural subject "a majority of voters".
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