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What is the error on the subject-verb agreement?

Modern calculators, which can compute sums almost instantaneously, derives from abacuses, hand operated devices with beads that slide along rods.

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User Kakadu
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ur subject " calculators " is plural

ur verb " derives " is a singular verb....it needs to be plural because ur subject is plural.

The correct way to write this would be :
Modern calculators, which can compute sums almost instantaneously, derive from abacuses, hand operated devices with beads that slide along rods.
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