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A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
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Originally posted by getgyan on 03 Oct 2012, 21:09.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village has been selected [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2016, 02:12
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getgyan wrote:
A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips


In one of the subject verb questions I've solved way before, there was a sentence which said "a variety of "plural noun" are" as the right answer. Does anybody remember? How come "are" is used instead of "is"? Thats what had confused me and made me select choices with plural verbs.. Please help.


Case A:

When the SANAM pronouns (some, any, none, all, more/most) or quantity words (half, 10%, 3/4th, quarter etc.) are used, the verb takes up the number (singular /plural) of the accompanying noun:

Plural:
Some of the slices ARE eaten.
Majority of the students ARE lazy.
Half of the bags ARE blue.
10% of the books ARE damaged by fire.

Singular:
Some of the pizza IS eaten.
Majority of the student-union IS upset.
Half of the sky IS blue.
10% of the library IS damaged by fire.

Case B:

The above concept however does not apply for collective nouns (group, team, class, bevy, pool, etc.) A collective noun is always singular. Therefore,

A group of students HAS been selected......... (the correct option of the subject sentence)
A bevy of girls IS approaching from right.

In the example you gave, "variety of 'plural noun' ARE", the word 'variety' was probably considered a quantity word and therefor the verb took up the number ( singular/plural) of the accompanying noun (Case A above).
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village [#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2012, 23:53
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A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips


This is a subject verb agreement problem again. The subject here is "group"... "of students" is just a description of the group. Whenever you see an "of", just check if it is meant to confuse the subject. Thus to agree with singular subject "group", must be a singular verb "has".

eliminate (B) and (D) for the use of "have" instead of "has".

Now start reading A, C and E in parallel.

"has been selected" is correct in all three. Then (A) says "for testing". It should be "for testing of" or simply "to test". Thus accept C and E and reject A.

C - "notepad to be built on"..."which are also power stingy".
E - "notepad being built around" ... "green, power stingy".

E is more crisp and C is unnecessarily wordy. "which are also" is not required when comma separated characteristics can be mentioned.

Thus E is the correct option.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village [#permalink] New post   04 Oct 2012, 00:08
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A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips

A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips


A group is singular hence eliminate B,D.

Eliminate C for change of meaning - testing will only be done on something that has been built or being built, also unless it is built we dont know how much electricity it uses.
in A and E , looking at the end of sentence we'll notice E correctly compares electricity used by the new chip to that used by current computer chips.

E is correct.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village has been selected [#permalink] New post   11 Apr 2016, 00:21
getgyan wrote:
A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips


In one of the subject verb questions I've solved way before, there was a sentence which said "a variety of "plural noun" are" as the right answer. Does anybody remember? How come "are" is used instead of "is"? Thats what had confused me and made me select choices with plural verbs.. Please help.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village has been selected [#permalink] New post   27 Apr 2018, 07:00
Hello

I understand Why E is correct and I also understand the collective noun vs quantity noun subject-verb agreement.

My question is that is the following construction in option C correct:
"which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity" -> is this acceptable. Who is the 2nd which referring too? If it is referring to microchips then shouldn't which be next to microchips.

Another question is in option E:
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips-> I understand that being here is used as a verb-ing modifier and its modifying notepad. However, my question is that is the use of a comma between green and power-stingy correct? Shouldn't there be an and? I see that its the same construction in other answer choices also. What role is the comma playing here?

Appreciate the input.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village has been selected [#permalink] New post   27 Apr 2018, 10:05
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A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips


A quick question, in the later part that refers to 'a new class of green, power-stingy microchips', shouldn't we have 'uses' instead of 'use'? It does refer to the 'class of microchips' and not just the 'microchips'.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village has been selected [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2018, 19:51
getgyan wrote:
A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
B. have been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
C. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad to be built on a new class of green microchips, which are also power-stingy and which use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips
D. have been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips


1. Group of students - singular --->B, D are out.
2. In C: "which are also power-stingy" - what kindof construction it? Why to use it? "green, power-stingy microchips" - that is good
3. In A: "microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips" - it seems like these microchips suck on current chips - it has no sense.

4. E is good.
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Re: A group of students in an Indian village has been selected [#permalink] New post   29 Jun 2019, 09:37
I removed E for following reason:
E. has been selected to test a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity used by current computer chips->
that used after Microchips refers to Microchips which is plural. how can we use that here
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