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Biologists believe that they have found one of the substances that tell individual genes both when to become active and when to remain quiescent in the earliest phases of an embryo’s development.
(A) tell individual genes both when to become active and when to remain
(B) tell individual genes both at which time they should become active or should remain
(C) tells individual genes both when to become active or remain
(D) tells individual genes both when to become active or when to remain
(E) will tell an individual gene both about when it should become active and remain
Explainations Plz.
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I think it is C.
One of the substances means we are dealing with singular subject hence tells.
The “andâ€
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I would choose D... For tells.... and parallelism....
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that refers to "substances", which is plural.
hence A or B. "both X and Y", hence only A left
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deowl wrote: that refers to "substances", which is plural.
hence A or B. "both X and Y", hence only A left
We are talking about one of the many... so it is singular....
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buzzgaurav wrote: Biologists believe that they have found one of the substances that tell individual genes both when to become active and when to remain quiescent in the earliest phases of an embryo’s development.
(A) tell individual genes both when to become active and when to remain
(B) tell individual genes both at which time they should become active or should remain
(C) tells individual genes both when to become active or remain
(D) tells individual genes both when to become active or when to remain
(E) will tell an individual gene both about when it should become active and remain
Explainations Plz.
Fixed between A and D; singular or plural. Choose D.
B/ E - wordy and awkward
C - not parallel
A - One ==> tells; subject verb agreement.
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No, that's not right. The sentence actually says:
...the substance [that they found] is one of those that tell individual genes ...
so "that" clearly refers to "substances", hence it is plural so
"tell" and not "tells" should be used
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deowl wrote: No, that's not right. The sentence actually says:
...the substance [that they found] is one of those that tell individual genes ...
so "that" clearly refers to "substances", hence it is plural so
"tell" and not "tells" should be used
There is absolutely no indication to tell that the sentence says one of those substances.... Thus i stick to D 
What is the OA?
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SimaQ wrote: deowl wrote: No, that's not right. The sentence actually says:
...the substance [that they found] is one of those that tell individual genes ...
so "that" clearly refers to "substances", hence it is plural so
"tell" and not "tells" should be used There is absolutely no indication to tell that the sentence says one of those substances.... Thus i stick to D What is the OA? it should be A. deowl has given a clear analysis of what "that" refers to.
that here is plural and need plural verb.
btw, deowl, which deowl you are? 
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Professor wrote: SimaQ wrote: deowl wrote: No, that's not right. The sentence actually says:
...the substance [that they found] is one of those that tell individual genes ...
so "that" clearly refers to "substances", hence it is plural so
"tell" and not "tells" should be used There is absolutely no indication to tell that the sentence says one of those substances.... Thus i stick to D What is the OA? it should be A. deowl has given a clear analysis of what "that" refers to. that here is plural and need plural verb. btw, deowl, which deowl you are? I also went with D but now if 'that' refers to 'substances' then A should be the right option.
However, I do not find it very clear that 'that' is modifying 'substances'.
How do I rephrase the same sentence if I want to modify 'one of the substances' ?? 
Regards,
Brajesh
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Wow, confusing one. I think it is A, because that refers to a plural antecedent. Had it been singular, the author would have used 'which' .But am SO sure I would have marked D on the test!!!!!
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deowl wrote: No, that's not right. The sentence actually says:
...the substance [that they found] is one of those that tell individual genes ...
so "that" clearly refers to "substances", hence it is plural so
"tell" and not "tells" should be used
OA is indeed A.
Also both should be accompanied with "and" not "or"
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Late, but (A). The singular/parallel construction is tricky, so I used the idiom both X and Y to narrow the choices down to A.
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buzzgaurav wrote: Also both should be accompanied with "and" not "or"
I think this is the key. 
Regards,
Brajesh
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GMATT73 wrote: Late, but (A). The singular/parallel construction is tricky, so I used the idiom both X and Y to narrow the choices down to A.
matt,
you are late here is ok but donot be late for your matt.... if you are, it would too late to say late.
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avomc wrote:
A must read explanation by Paul.
Regards,
Brajesh
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Re: SC :Biologists [#permalink]
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In C & D
Tells incorrectly modifies One
In E
it does not seem idiomatic and E seems a bit awkward
In B
they does not follow
A is the r8 answer!!
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