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Drinking and driving (1) / are (2)/ a ma...

Drinking and driving (1) / are (2)/ a major cause of accidents. (3)/ No error. (4)

A

1 Drinking and driving

B

2 are

C

3 a major cause of accidents.

D

4 No error

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is will replace are because - Drinking and driving is a Singular Subject (a single activity)
A Singular Subject agrees with a Singular Verb.
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