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A C and E are out for using a plural verb for the singular subject of ‘imagination. D is a fragment. Leftover is only B; I believe, these topics are just warm - ups
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A C and E are out for using a plural verb for the singular subject of ‘imagination. D is a fragment. Leftover is only B; I believe, these topics are just warm - ups
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i have a question that if we don't consider imagination as subject and if we think that th whole clause before verb act as a subject then verb is also singular and i wanna know if the whole clause before verb act as a subject does it make sense to you? please reply me as soon as possible thank you
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i have a question that if we don't consider imagination as subject and if we think that th whole clause before verb act as a subject then verb is also singular and i wanna know if the whole clause before verb act as a subject does it make sense to you? please reply me as soon as possible thank you
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[quote="daagh"]Among the skills tested on the standardized tests given to military pilots are orthographic imagination, the name given to the ability to visualize the appearance of objects from different angles.

rishab:

The way to read this inverted sentence is: Orthographic imagination are among the skills tested on the standardized tests given to military pilots, the name given to the ability to visualize the appearance of objects from different angles.

Now you may see why orthographic observation are is incorrect. So imagination is the subject and not the entire clause before the verb 'are'.

basically sir i never studied this in my egmat course its really weird that they didn't even introduced such a thing the thing that i studied is if clause or phrase act as a subject then verb is always singular and when i applied that knowledge here it make sense to me but thanks sir for your crucial time
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Among the skills tested on the standardized tests given to military pilots are orthographic imagination, the name given to the ability to visualize the appearance of objects from different angles.

rishab:

The way to read this inverted sentence is: Orthographic imagination are among the skills tested on the standardized tests given to military pilots, the name given to the ability to visualize the appearance of objects from different angles.

Now you may see why orthographic observation are is incorrect. So imagination is the subject and not the entire clause before the verb 'are'.

Other examples:

1. Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.

(A) were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(B) was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(C) were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing
(D) was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing
(E) were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal

Answer B
2. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

A. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow
B. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth
C. On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles
D. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate
E. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow
Ans: E.
3. The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.
(A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and
(B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the
(C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the
(D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and
(E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
Ans: C.

It seems my problem is much basic: I really cannot get the verb / subject structure of the sentence.
"Among the skills tested on the standardized tests given to military pilots are orthographic imagination, the name given to the ability to visualize the appearance of objects from different angles."

among the skills. ... are bla bla. what kind of clause order is that?
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can anyone suggest whether - "Among X is Y" is the correct structure or "Among X include Y" is.
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can anyone suggest whether - "Among X is Y" is the correct structure or "Among X include Y" is.

aggvipul, the former. The later is redundant as Among gives a sense of inclusiveness.
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here the subject is orthographic imagination which should be singular thus is option B
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in E] can we say 'among' / 'include' are redundant.

Also, in E] the subject for the verb 'include' is 'Skills' which is plural. Am I right?
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in E] can we say 'among' / 'include' are redundant.

Also, in E] the subject for the verb 'include' is 'Skills' which is plural. Am I right?

Hello himanshu0123,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, in Option E the subject of the sentence, and thus the verb "include", is actually the singular "orthographic observation".

Further, yes; the use of "include" alongside "among" is redundant.

We hope this helps.
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