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Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2012, 19:56
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Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and cochlear implants, which stimulate the auditory nerve directly, help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal.

A) help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
B) helps people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
C) help people in their hearing, but neither restore hearing to normal
D) helps people hear and neither restores hearing to normal
E) help people hear, and neither restores hearing to normal
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2012, 20:20
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The answer is A, because the subject is "...hearing aids, ... and cochlear implants", and thus a plural verb "help" is required. The phrases in between are meant to distract the reader. C is wrong because the construction - "help people in their hearing" is awkward and "but neither restore hearing to normal" - should be restore. E is wrong because the sentence needs to show a sense of contradiction by using "but", and "and" is not appropriate here.
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2012, 20:29
Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and cochlear implants, which stimulate the auditory nerve directly, help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal.

A) help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
B) helps people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal
C) help people in their hearing, but neither restore hearing to normal
D) helps people hear and neither restores hearing to normal
E) help people hear, and neither restores hearing to normal

A is correct
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2012, 20:55
Thanks guys.. I eliminated this purely based on help. However can someone tell me how to choose between restore and restores?
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids [#permalink] New post   14 Mar 2012, 01:42
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Thanks guys.. I eliminated this purely based on help. However can someone tell me how to choose between restore and restores?


restores here is correct, the subject it is attached with is neither which is singular and u need restores from the point of view of subject verb agreement

hope this helps.
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2012, 23:25
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A verb after "either" or "neither" will be singular. That is the reason restores is to be used. Hope that helps.
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and [#permalink] New post   08 Apr 2014, 12:48
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"devices" = help... this eliminates B & D.

"neither" is singular, so "restores" is correct... this eliminates C. plus C is too wordy.

its now down to "but" vs "and", where "and" changes what the author is saying... this eliminates E.

the correct answer is A.
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2014, 14:55
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Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and cochlear implants, which stimulate the auditory nerve directly, help people hear, but neither restores hearing to normal.

Rewrite the sentence: A and B help people here, but neither restores hearing to normal

neither + singular verb
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Re: Devices such as hearing aids, which amplify sounds and [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2020, 01:43
If a is correct then it should be restores because Either Or Neither agrees with the subject when not used in the starting of sentence, Here Neither is pointing to hearing aids or cochlear implants and both are plural subjects
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