A digital memory card containing photographs of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their children were stolen. The couple's lawyers have sent an email message to media outlets warning that anyone who publishes the photographs will be guilty of copyright infringement and will be held liable for damages.
The first sentence contains an error in subject/verb agreement. The subject, "a digital memory card," is singular, but the verb, "were stolen," is plural. Change the number of the verb to singular to correct the sentence.
Notice that "photographs" is not the subject of the first sentence. It is the object of the participle "containing," and the participial phrase "containing photographs of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their children" modifies the subject, "a digital memory card."
This is the corrected sentence:
A digital memory card containing photographs of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their children was stolen.
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