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Subject is singular, therefore look for solutions with ACCOUNTS.
The quantity word number is used when the quantity is made up of countable items, such as fines, baseballs, or apples, whereas amount is used when the quantity is made up of something not really countable such as water or apple juice.

Therefore keep "accounts" + "number of". Discard the rest.

Option C
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Improved sonar technology, together with less stringent quotas, account for the recent increase in the amount of fish caught by commercial vessels.


(A) account for the recent increase in the amount of

(B) would account for a recent increase in

(C) accounts for the recent increase in the number of

(D) is accounted for by the recent increase in

(E) account for recent increases in amounts of



This is a SC Butler Question



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The correct answer is (C).

In the original sentence, the plural verb account does not agree in number with its singular subject technology. The intervening clause (set off by commas) should not affect the verb’s case, which should be singular (accounts). Also, the word amount is improperly used here and should be replaced with either quantity or number. Choice (C) corrects both problems. Although choice (B) also fixes the problems, using the subjunctive verb form would account alters the meaning of the original sentence, transforming it into a hypothetical statement.
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