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Media analysts differ on the impact that news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of choices by individual editors and journalists determine, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate.


A) news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of choices by individual editors and journalists determine, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate
subject verb disagreement b/w highlighted pair

B) news coverage have on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of individual choices of editors and journalists determine the public’s perception of a candidate to a large degree
Highlighted verbs not agreeing in number

C) news coverage have on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the individual choices of editors and journalists determine, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate
Highlighted verbs not agreeing in number

D) news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of choices by individual editors and journalists determines, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate
All good

E) news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, though all agree, to a large degree, that the aggregate effects of choices by individual editors and journalists determines the public’s perception of a candidate
Subject verb error

I mark (D)

Media analysts differ on the impact that news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of choices by individual editors and journalists determine, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate.


A) news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of choices by individual editors and journalists determine, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate Incorrect

the aggregate effect is singular, so determine should be determines

B) news coverage have on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of individual choices of editors and journalists determine the public’s perception of a candidate to a large degree Incorrect

news coverage singular, verb should be singular

C) news coverage have on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the individual choices of editors and journalists determine, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate Incorrect

same as B

D) news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, but all agree that the aggregate effect of choices by individual editors and journalists determines, to a large degree, the public’s perception of a candidate Correct

E) news coverage has on the results of a presidential election, though all agree, to a large degree, that the aggregate effects of choices by individual editors and journalists determines the public’s perception of a candidate Incorrect

the aggregate effects plural, determines should be determine

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