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The European Union announced that cod and mackerel are the only fish that exceeds their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow fishermen to catch. a. exceeds their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow b. exceed its new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow c. exceeds its new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows d. exceed its new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows e. exceed their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow I think this one is debatable. Try it.
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that is inserted to throw you off. not many people know that fish(singular) has two types of plural fish(plural) and fishes. eg:- i have other fish to fry so here it is plural. ideally it should be fishes as "fish(plural)" is used to denote many members of one species and "fishes" to denote many number of several species
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D. simple case of singular and plural european union should be considered singular(collectively)---similar to united states eg:- US is the only country to... therefore answer should have "it" and end with "it allows" eliminate A,E and B. cod and mackerel , plural---so exceed eg:- he excels, they excel so answer is D.
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excuse me, but in this case should be better to see the verb ARE to understand if fish are plural or singular, so after we can see the verb exceed and make the split....in fact the correct answer is D with plural verb. exceed (parallel with are) its (UE) new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows (UE) If I wrong, please say me......thanks
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TomB i think u made a typo C says "exceeds" not "exceed". did u mean D? because fish(plural) exceed is the correct usage. ex:- boys(plural) exceed , boy(singular) exceeds carcass there are several methods to go about doing this Q so choose one that fits u comfortably.
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vinzycoolfire wrote: D.
simple case of singular and plural
european union should be considered singular(collectively)---similar to united states
eg:- US is the only country to...
therefore answer should have "it" and end with "it allows"
eliminate A,E and B.
cod and mackerel , plural---so exceed
eg:- he excels, they excel
so answer is D. What about the "fish" ? is it singular?
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To overcome the hurdle whether fish is singular or plural, focus on the verb "exceed" it refers to fish -"cod and mackerel" so in this sentence fish is plural. so Option C is the answer.
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TomB wrote: To overcome the hurdle whether fish is singular or plural, focus on the verb "exceed" it refers to fish -"cod and mackerel" so in this sentence fish is plural. so Option C is the answer. thank you guys, You are awesome! 
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sorry for the typo ,it is option D
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Re: cod and mackerel [#permalink]
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Just saw the dictionary - fish = plural.
Just read vinzycoolfire explanation ! This one is brutal. yes the OA has to be D.
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SC is made to look like "fish" is at issue when it is not.
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The second "it" cannot be for fish. it belies the common sense that fish will "welcome" anyone to catch it.
From the explanations above both the "it" and "its" are meant for the org called the E U.
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D. Fish - plural, Union - singular
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nice question..I went for C but I know why it is "D"
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