Around the World in 80 Questions (Day 4): The difference in critical

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

Split:- has/have
Subject is The difference is singular, hence "has" is correct. Eliminating A,B,C
Between D and E
D has more clear and intended meaning.

A, B, and C are wrong because the singular subject "The difference..." does not agree in number with the plural verb "have."
E is wrong because the relative pronoun "that" replaces the plural noun "accolades", and it does not agree in number with the singular verb "favors."

Answer D

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have
Difference have so is out
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
Difference have so is out
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
accolades that favors and hence is out
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
Difference has and accolades afforded to . So this answer is right
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has
accolades that favors and hence is out

Answer is D

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have
The difference has, not have. verb is wrong

(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
Same mistake as A

(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
Again, have is wrong.

(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
Correct.

(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has
favors is a singular verb addressing The difference. Wrong

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) Incorrect tense - The difference ... "have" is unsuitable
(B) Incorrect tense - The difference ... "have" is unsuitable
(C) Incorrect tense - The difference ... "have" is unsuitable
(D) Correct
(E) Incorrect tense - The difference ... that favors..., active tense is unsuitable

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have

missing modifier that-NOT CORRECT
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
CORRECT- modifier that is used for predominantly female-focused genres of fiction, and correct parallelism
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
not parallel - that x genre over y genre-NOT CORRECT
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
incorrect verb -has - NOT CORRECT
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has
incorrect verb -has - NOT CORRECT

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have
difference...have - S-V error
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
same as A
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
same as A
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
Correct! A over B - A and B both are phrases and the meaning is clear
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has
Changes the meaning - this option says that the "difference" favors "predominantly male-focused...". However, the original sentence means that the "critical accolades" that are afforded/favored

A) SVA issue. "Have" is incorrect
B) Same as A
C) Same as A
D) Meaning is incorrect.
E) Correct choice

The difference- Singular and hence singular verb needs to be used

Answer - D

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have
-subject verb agreement error with “have” (plural verb) linked to “The difference” (singular verb)

(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
- subject verb agreement error with “have” (plural verb) linked to “The difference” (singular verb)

(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
- subject verb agreement error with “have” (plural verb) linked to “The difference” (singular verb)

(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
- here (genres of fiction) is omitted but understood are that’s what “predominantly female-focused” is referring to because of its parallel structure induced by “over”

(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has
- “those” here incorrectly refers to “predominantly male-focused genre” as a whole

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have - subject-verb error
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have - subject-verb error by using "have" instead of "has" to match the singular subject "The difference."
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have -- Incorrect Meaning
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has - IMO This seems correct.
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has - subject-verb agreement error.

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused havewrong usage of have instead of has
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused havesame as A
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused havesame as A
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused hashere generes of fiction is not used properly for predominately female focused
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused hascorrect

"a topic of extensive discussion" refers to the "the difference in critical accolades", "the difference" is singular.

(A) This sentence reads:- "The diference ..... have been ...." which is wrong, it should be "has been" instead. Also the sentence wrongfully compares "accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused" with "accolades
afforded to the predominantly female-focused", which is also wrong, the sentence should have "those that are predominantly female-focused" instead.

(B) This sentence reads:- "The diference ..... have been ...." which is wrong, it should be "has been" instead.

(C) This sentence reads:- "The diference ..... have been ...." which is wrong, it should be "has been" instead. Also similar to sentence (A), there is wrong comparison between:- "accolades that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction" with "accolades that favors predominantly female-focused".

(D) This sentence correctly uses "has been" for singular noun "the difference". But it makes mistake similar to sentence (C), there is wrong comparison between:- "accolades that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction" with "accolades that favors predominantly female-focused".

(E) This sentence correctly uses "has been" for singular noun "the difference". And the comparison between "accolades that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction" with " accolades that favors those that are predominantly female-focused" is correct. Here "those" refers to "genres of fiction" mentioned in earlier sentence. Hence this is the correct option.

IMO

Options A,B,C are incorrect with the deterministic error - has/have
Talking about -----> difference of something - is Singular

Thus option A,B & C are eliminated as they use - Have

B/W option D & E ---> E is wordy and awkward

plus the word over is a parallelism marker hence, the construction before and after it should be parallel.

Hence, my choice is option D

Hope it helps!

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have
genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused: Wrong comparison, The discussion is singular, using have (plural) makes Subject verb agreement error.
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
The discussion is singular, using have (plural) makes Subject verb agreement error.
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused: wrong comparison, Have creates subject verb agreement error because The discussion is singular.
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused: Wrong comparison
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has
Use of "those" makes the correct comparison, And using "Has" remove the subject verb agreement error.

The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.

(A) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have
(B) afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over those that are predominantly female-focused have
(C) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused have
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has

Let us destroy it,

A) lacks the requisite parallelism by failing to provide the suitable word to refer back to the mentioned genres
B) i think, it has those word which refer back, all are used correctly, leave in
C) and D) have the same mistake ,cross out
E)The term "favors" changes the meaning of the sentence and makes it less accurate in conveying the intended comparison of critical praise.


Answer:B

The difference in critical accolades
afforded to genres of fiction
that are predominantly male-focused
over the predominantly female-focused
have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.


The difference is singular but have is plural
Those that are is better than the
Incorrect


The difference is singular but have is plural
Incorrect


The difference is singular but have is plural
Those that are is better than the
Incorrect


Those that are is better than the
Incorrect


Concise and correct


IMO E