Which of the following words/phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below in the statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.
Less than half the amount have been wasted.
The correct answer is 'Option 1', i.e. 'has been'.
NOTE: We use a singular verb with singular or non-countable nouns. $
For example, $Half of what he writes is undocumented