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With its plan to create a wildlife sanctuary out of previously unused landfill, Sweden is but one of a number of industrialized nations that ((is accepting its responsibility to protect endangered species and promote)) conservation
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E: are accepting their responsibility to protect endangered species and promote
I was confused between A and E...Can anyone explain this one pls?
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I say both A and E are wrong, because of the differing verb tenses:
"is/are accepting" is continuous
"promote" is simple
Between "is" and "are" I choose "are". Follow the link for a nice discussion on the topic. It doesn't really support my opinion, but still...
http://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4669
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no E is correct..
Promote is parallel to protect...
Are is correctly used because It is used as a restrictive clause modifying multiple nations (plural) entity...
It really depends upon the answer choices... You can use promoting also...
X is doing Y and X
or X is doing Y and was doing Z
either common tense or common subject...
The answer choices will never have both of my examples in the same choice. If there are, then that question is never a ETS quality...
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I was not confused with promote vs promoting, my problem was is vs. are....can u explain if Sweden is ONE nation , singular , then why is ARE the right word?
Why does NATIONS plurality take precedent when deciding is vs are?
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ArashKhurana wrote: I was not confused with promote vs promoting, my problem was is vs. are....can u explain if Sweden is ONE nation , singular , then why is ARE the right word?
Why does NATIONS plurality take precedent when deciding is vs are?
remember that always 'a number of' always takes a plural verb
& ' the number of' always takes a singular verb
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riteshgupta1 wrote: no E is correct..
Promote is parallel to protect...
You are right, Ritesh. I misread the answer choices.
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"E" is correct ..
the clause after that is for the industrilised nations not for sweden only
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I will go for E as well.
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