manalq8 wrote:
Consumption of bread products made from ergot-infected grains often trigger severely debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene but, at a proper dose, also cause a significant reduction in maternal bleeding after childbirth.
the key topic tested here is SV agreement.
meaning of the sentence:
Consumption of bread products - ed-noun modifier coming- made from ergot-infected grains
often triggers (since consumption is singular, verb must be in singular) severly debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene (strange to see a question from
MGMAT in which the list is not properly connected)
but (but here does not introduce a new clause, but rather connects the two verbs triggers and causes)
also causes a significant reduction in maternal bleeding after childbirth.
a)bread products made from ergot-infected grains often
trigger severely debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene but, at a proper dose, also
cause a significant reduction in
verbs in plural for singular subject.
b)products made from ergot-infected grains often trigger severely debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene but, at a proper dose, also cause significantly reduced
this one omits "bread", now we just have products; this is incorrect. + trigger + cause - same errors as in A.
c)bread products made from ergot-infected grains often triggers severely debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene but, at a proper dose, also causes a significant reduction in
rectifies both errors in A. so this one looks good.
d)bread made from ergot-infected grains often triggers severely debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene but, at a proper dose, also cause a significant reduction in
bread products, not bread.
second verb (cause) is in plural form, so no.
e)bread products made from ergot-infected grains often trigger severely debilitating symptoms such as muscle contractions, seizures and gangrene but, at a proper dose, also causes a significantly reduced
trigger - plural form - out.
C is the best