SAT语法习题十二

　　The following sentence contains either a singleerror or no error at all. If the sentence containsan error, select the one underlined part thatmust be changed to make the sentencecorrect.If the sentence contains no error, selectchoice E.

　　The origin of amusement parks lie in ancient and medieval religious festivals and trade fairs,where merchants, entertainers, and food sellers gathered in order to take advantage of thelarge crowds. No error

　　(A) The origin

　　(B) where

　　(C) gathered

　　(D) in order to

　　(E) No error

　　答案：A

　　解析：

　　The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where thereis subject-verb disagreement. To agree with theplural verb "lie," the singular "origin" must bechanged to the plural "origins."