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Out of the public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that are bringing"regular" people onto the television screen with increasing frequency.
A-other people's lives have grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that are bringing
B- other people's lives has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that are bringing
C- another person's life has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that is bringing
D-other people's lives has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that is bringing
E-other people's lives has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that bring
Plz explain.
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I will go with B but I wouldn't be surprised if the OA is D.
I never get to understand these type of questions.
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Between B and D, my first reaction was D. The question is: is it the market or the shows that are bringing people on to the screen? Typically, shows bring people to the big or small screen, but I am afraid that is the trap. I do not believe one should follow the object of the preposition in this case. If it is not so, I will be interested in a formal explanation.
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It has to D
It can not be B
First the subject is singular. You need "has". And moreover a market is bringing back people not the shows so need singular verb for restrictive clause.
Out of the public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that are bringing"regular" people onto the television screen with increasing frequency.
A-other people's lives have grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that are bringing
B- other people's lives has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that are bringing
C- another person's life has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that is bringing
D-other people's lives has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that is bringing
E-other people's lives has grown a booming market for" reality" television shows that bring
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riteshgupta1 wrote: It has to D
It can not be B
First the subject is singular. You need "has". And moreover a market is bringing back people not the shows so need singular verb for restrictive clause.
I don't think I agree with this, a show is the one which will bring back people and not the market and in fact it is the show's popularity which will create a market.
All the same even if the OA is D I don't think GMAT will have such dubious questions.
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rthothad,
I am not writing this to criticize you but this question actually makes a lot of sense and definetly is of GMAT quality. It is a modified version of a similar question in OG. Here is the question (No 85) from OG ...
Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A)things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B)things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C)things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D)antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E)antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
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B. in this one i concur with rthothad.
D cannot be because that here refers to shows not to market. so it must be B.
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riteshgupta1 wrote: rthothad,
I am not writing this to criticize you but this question actually makes a lot of sense and definetly is of GMAT quality. It is a modified version of a similar question in OG. Here is the question (No 85) from OG ...
Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A)things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B)things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C)things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D)antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E)antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
riteshgupta1, Thanks for bringing this up.
This is not dubious. Only when you have a demand(market) for something will you find such things in stores.
I think if one is able to relate such questions to OG questions one may be able to find out what the question is really testing otherwise it is really hard.
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totally agree with you rthothad.
but will stick with D.
will it be tv shows or a BOOMING market that is bringing "REGULAR" people with INCREASING FREQUENCY.
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I was also confused whether the that clause modifies television shows or a booming market. Finally I chose B but the OA is D 
This is from KAP 800. Here is its OE
" Ged rid of all the stuff that separates subjects and verbs in this sentence and see what you are left with: Out of the... interest... has grown a... market ... that is bringing. If you don't get distracted by modifiers and extra phrases, you will see that both subjects in the sentence(interest and market) are singular. Eliminate A and B for not including obviously plural verbs, and E as well since that bring is plural. C distort the meaning of the original sentence by describing only one television shows, and you are left with D.
Anway, thank a ton for your replies, guys.
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http://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14087
In this link above Paul explained the usage of "that".
I would go for B 'cos "television shows that are bringing " is right ....Please see Paul's explanation in the example above.
"That" should always be suffixed with a verb that agrees with the noun just before "that"
I am confused 
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Paul's explanation was dead-on for that one. The use of who and that creates the exception to S.A.Y.M.A.N. in the case of objects of preposition. I wonder what is going on here? I will watch this topic to find out. I answered the problem correctly, but now I wish I had not and learnt my lesson for the sake of consistency. Paul?
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I was actually stuck between B and D, and I ended up choosing B. Thanks for the explanation Ritesh. After reading your explanation, the answer is indeed D. The exchange between rhothad and Ritesh was very illuminating. Thanks Guys!! I got to understand the answer much better. This question goes into my SC list of questions to look for.
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riteshgupta1 wrote: It is a modified version of a similar question in OG. Here is the question (No 85) from OG ...
Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A)things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B)things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C)things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D)antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E)antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
this OG is pretty much clear and the choice is B. here, only B makes sense not the rest. abd B is correct not because of "that is bringing" but because of the verb "has". if you see each answer choices only has correct subject-verb agreement.
But it is not the same with the original question. Answer could be D but it is poorly designed question. this proves that except OG other test materials are poorly written and designed.
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Lets consider this sentence
He acts responsibily in business matters, which has made him rich.
If you look at this sentence, which (classifies a non-restrictive clause) is not modifying matters or business matters, but is modifying his responsible actions.
He acted responsibily and that has made him rich.
My example could be wrong, but the concept is not. You will find numerous examples which in OG and other prep material that show this concept.
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