Correct the sentence the underlined point-Mark Twain and William Shakespeare are a highly appreciated author- but Shakespeare wrote in a much earlier time than Twain-well-regarded writershighly appreciated writerwell known speakerNO CHANGE

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Option D- In the given sentence- two people are spoken of- Mark Twain and William Shakespeare- It-apos-s the subject of the sentence- The verb that follows -apos-are-apos- is plural and agrees with the number of the subject- The phrase -apos-a-apos- highly appreciated author-apos- speaks of a singular noun- whereas the subject has two- Hence the underlined part must be changed and option D is wrong-Option A- -apos-Well-regarded writers-apos- refers to both people in the subject- Hence it-apos-s the most suitable option-Option B- -apos-Highly appreciated writer-apos- also refers to a single writer- but the sentence has two names mentioned- Hence B is wrong-Option C- Similarly- -apos-well known speaker-apos- also refers to a singular noun and hence C is also wrong-

Correct the sentence at the underlined point:Mark Twain and William Shakespeare are a highly appreciated author, but Shakespeare wrote in a much earlier time than Twain.well-regarded writershighly appreciated writerwell known speakerNO CHANGE

Correct the sentence at the underlined point:
Mark Twain and William Shakespeare are a highly appreciated author, but Shakespeare wrote in a much earlier time than Twain.

well-regarded writers
highly appreciated writer
well known speaker
NO CHANGE