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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
An increase in incidents of chain snatching (has been reported) in the newspapers recently.

  1. A
    has been written
  2. B
    have been reported
  3. C
    are being reported
  4. D
    no improvement

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The core subject of the sentence is "An increase", which is singular. Thus, it correctly takes the singular verb "has been reported". The phrase "incidents of chain snatching" is a prepositional phrase modifying the noun "increase". Therefore, no improvement is needed.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
An increase in incidents of chain snatching (has been reported) in the newspapers recently.
A
has been written
B
have been reported
C
are being reported
D
no improvement

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