Question

find the error with subject - verb agreement. select the incorrect verb and type it correctly.
in her book silent spring, writer and environmentalist rachel carson
warned about the dangers of pesticides. when the book appeared
in 1962, many in the media was quick to dismiss carson and question
her competency, yet the book became a best seller.

Explanation:

The subject "many (in the media)" is a plural noun phrase (referring to multiple people in the media). In subject - verb agreement, a plural subject should take a plural verb. "was" is a singular verb, and the correct plural form of the verb "to be" in the past tense for a plural subject is "were".

Answer:

Incorrect verb: was; Correct verb: were