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Look at the text below. If there is an error with subject-verb agreement, select the incorrect

verb and type it correctly. Otherwise, submit the text without making any changes.
Between 1450 and 1700, approximately one hundred thousand people
were executed for witchcraft in Europe; by some estimations, at least
eighty percent of the victims was women.

User Tarak
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Answer:

Change "was" to "were"

Step-by-step explanation:

Supposedly from the question itself, there's only one incorrect verb? From grammar rules, changing what was mentioned to the answer I've given- should be correct.

User Diliana
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Answer:

Between 1450 and 1700, approximately one hundred thousand people

were executed for witchcraft in Europe; by some estimations, at least

eighty percent of the victims were women.

User Dalawh
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