Last visit was: 19 Nov 2025, 06:01 It is currently 19 Nov 2025, 06:01
Home
GMAT
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Rewards
Chat
My Profile
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
Back to Forum
Create Topic
User avatar
Bunuel
User avatar
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Last visit: 19 Nov 2025
Posts: 105,388
Own Kudos:
778,215
 [4]
Given Kudos: 99,977
Products:
GMAT Club Tests Forum Quiz
Expert
Expert reply
Active GMAT Club Expert! Tag them with @ followed by their username for a faster response.
Posts: 105,388
Kudos: 778,215
 [4]
Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible 15 Aug 2023, 01:30
2
Kudos
Add Kudos
2
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
00:00
Start Timer
Pause Timer
Resume Timer
Show Answer
Hide
Show
History
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!

Difficulty:

55% (hard)

Question Stats:

34% (00:46) correct 66% (00:46) wrong based on 173 sessions

History

Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible for law reinforcement.

(A) for legislation, and the police is
(B) for legislation, so the police is
(C) for legislation, so the police are
(D) to legislation, and the police is
(E) for legislation, and the police are


ShowHide Answer
Official Answer
E
User avatar
KeithJohnson
User avatar
Joined: 27 Aug 2021
Last visit: 21 Jun 2025
Posts: 20
Own Kudos:
27
Given Kudos: 142
Location: India
Schools: Anderson '24 Booth '24 Columbia CBS '24 Darden '24 ESADE Fuqua '24 Haas '24 Harvard '24 ISB '23 Johnson '24 Kellogg '24 Marshall '24 Sloan '24 Stanford '24 Tepper '24 Tuck '24 Wharton '24 Yale '24
GMAT Focus 1: 695 Q83 V86 DI84
GMAT 1: 640 Q49 V30
GPA: 6.95
Schools: Anderson '24 Booth '24 Columbia CBS '24 Darden '24 ESADE Fuqua '24 Haas '24 Harvard '24 ISB '23 Johnson '24 Kellogg '24 Marshall '24 Sloan '24 Stanford '24 Tepper '24 Tuck '24 Wharton '24 Yale '24
GMAT Focus 1: 695 Q83 V86 DI84
GMAT 1: 640 Q49 V30
Posts: 20
Kudos: 27
Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible 17 Aug 2023, 19:07
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
can someone please explain this ? why are we saying congress is responsible but the police are responsible ? E over A. @Bunnel
User avatar
GobaChatro
User avatar
Joined: 04 May 2022
Last visit: 05 Nov 2025
Posts: 29
Own Kudos:
15
 [1]
Given Kudos: 45
Location: Bangladesh
Concentration: Marketing, Entrepreneurship
GPA: 3.36
WE:Public Relations (Media/Entertainment)
Products:
GMAT Club Tests
Posts: 29
Kudos: 15
 [1]
Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible 17 Aug 2023, 23:54
Kudos
Add Kudos
1
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
KeithJohnson
can someone please explain this ? why are we saying congress is responsible but the police are responsible ? E over A. @Bunnel
Show more
"Police" is always plural. To use a singular form, we use words such as "Policeman," "Policewoman," and "Police Officer"
User avatar
Bunuel
User avatar
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Last visit: 19 Nov 2025
Posts: 105,388
Own Kudos:
778,215
Given Kudos: 99,977
Products:
GMAT Club Tests Forum Quiz
Expert
Expert reply
Active GMAT Club Expert! Tag them with @ followed by their username for a faster response.
Posts: 105,388
Kudos: 778,215
Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible 02 Sep 2023, 20:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Bunuel
Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible for law reinforcement.

(A) for legislation, and the police is
(B) for legislation, so the police is
(C) for legislation, so the police are
(D) to legislation, and the police is
(E) for legislation, and the police are


Show more


OFFICIAL EXPLANATION



Congress is responsible for legislation, and the police is responsible for law reinforcement.

(A) for legislation, and the police is

Incorrect.

Is police a singular or a plural subject?

Police is a plural subject. It is something that you must memorize, as there's no logical reason for it.

This creates a disagreement with the SINGULAR verb is.


(B) for legislation, so the police is

Police is a plural subject, which creates a disagreement with the singular verb is.


(C) for legislation, so the police are

Incorrect.

While this answer corrects the original mistake and is grammatically correct, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by replacing the addition word and with the conclusion word so. Since there is an answer choice that corrects the original mistake without making any further unnecessary changes, it is superior to this answer choice.


(D) to legislation, and the police is

Police is a plural subject, which creates a disagreement with the singular verb is.


(E) for legislation, and the police are

This answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake, by changing the singular verb is to the plural verb are, to match the plural subject the police.
Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7443 posts
GMATNinjaTwo
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
231 posts
miag
188 posts