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This may indicate that the risk of sleep-related accidents while driving during the evening and early night were underestimated. Is "was underestimated" is correct in this sentence, please advise.
  

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"was underestimated" would only be correct in this sentence if the subject of the sentence were not plural. g. the risk of a sleep-related accident while driving during the evening was underestimated"

— J7

  • "was underestimated" would only be correct in this sentence if the subject of the sentence were not plural.
  • g.
  • the risk of a sleep-related accident while driving during the evening was underestimated"
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"was underestimated" would only be correct in this sentence if the subject of the sentence were not plural. e.g. : " ...the risk of a sleep-related accident while driving during the evening was underestimated"
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"... that the risk ... was underestimated" is the correct combination.
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