Bunuel
Competition Mode Question
Environmentalists associated with the United Nations Environment Programme predict that if the current trends associated with global warming continue, thousands of acres of pristine land
is in danger to undergo potentially irrevocable changes that could alter the planet's ecosystem forever.
(A) is in danger to undergo
(B) are in danger of undergoing
(C) is in danger of undergoing
(D) are in danger to undergo
(E) are in danger for undergoing
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
There are two main problems with the original sentence.
(1) The subject (
thousands of acres, which is plural) does not agree with the verb (
is, which is singular and should be replaced with the plural
are). Some students argue that
land is singular, even if it is thousands of acres. While
land is singular, the phrase
of pristine land is not the subject, but rather a prepositional phrase that describes the subject
thousands of acres, which is plural.
(2)
in danger to is not idiomatically correct and should instead be
in danger ofA. The subject (
thousands of acres, which is plural) does not agree with the verb (
is, which is singular);
in danger to is not idiomatically correct
B. The subject (
thousands of acres, which is plural) agrees with the verb (
are, which is plural);
in danger of is idiomatically correct
C. The subject (
thousands of acres, which is plural) does not agree with the verb (is, which is singular)
D.
in danger to is not idiomatically correct
E.
in danger for is not idiomatically correct