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Although Jane's charm
and beauty draws people to her, she is somewhat insecure.
A. and beauty draws people to her, she is somewhat
B. and beauty draw people to her, she is nevertheless
C. and beauty draw people to her, she is a bit
D. and beauty draw people to her, she is
E. and her beauty draws people to her, she is slightly
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Although Jane's charm and beauty draws people to her, she is somewhat insecure.A. and beauty draws people to her, she is somewhat
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The plural subject charm and beauty does not agree with the singular verb draws.
What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
A plural subject made up of singular nouns connected by and
B. and beauty draw people to her, she is nevertheless
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake, it is stylistically flawed. Adding the opposition word nevertheless creates redundancy as the sentence already includes an opposition word (Although).
In addition, the omission of the word somewhat slightly changes the meaning of the original sentence. C. and beauty draw people to her, she is a bit
This answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake, by changing the singular verb draws to the plural verb draw, to match the plural subject charm and beauty.
Notice that the change of wording from somewhat to a bit does not change the meaning of the original sentence.D. and beauty draw people to her, she is
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake, the omission of the word somewhat changes the meaning of the original sentence. Being insecure is not the same as being somewhat insecure. E. and her beauty draws people to her, she is slightly
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original mistake. The plural subject charm and beauty does not agree with the singular verb draws.
What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
A plural subject made up of singular nouns connected by and
Also, this answer choice is stylistically inferior to the original sentence. The addition of the word her before the word beauty creates redundancy.