Identify the error: 'The wages of sin are death.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Identify the error: 'The wages of sin are death.'
A. wages
B. of
C. No error (proverb uses 'is')
D. are
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The proverb is 'The wages of sin is death.' Usually, 'wages' can take plural, but the proverb is fixed with 'is'. So 'are' is an error.

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