Question

Read the paragraph. What would be the best way to correctly edit the underlined sentence?

Music piracy occurs when you share music with friends, such as giving friends a free copy of a song. This behavior may not seem like a big deal, but it can have a huge impact on the music industry. Their is a lot of people working together to create a song, songwriters, audio enginers, computer technicians, producers, recording artists, and more. A study by the Institute for Policy Innovation found that music piracy led to over 70,000 lost jobs and billions of dollars in lost wages. In order to keep your favorite singers in business, it’s important to avoid getting music without paying for it.






There is a lot of people working together to create a song, songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others.



There are a lot of people working together to create a song, songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others.



Their are a lot of people working together to create a song: songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others.



There are a lot of people working together to create a song, including songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others.



There is a lot of people working together to create a song, songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others.

Answer 1

Choice D is correct. "There are a lot of people working together to create a song, including songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others."
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Answer 2

The best way to correctly edit the underlined sentence is the following one: There are a lot of people working together to create a song, including songwriters, producers, recording artists, and others.

Step-by-step explanation:

First of all, the verb to be should be plural because the existential phrase is referring to a plural noun, people. Then, you should always include a comma before "including" when followed by a nonrestrictive, nonessential phrase or clause.