Minheequang wrote:
The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition, 2005Practice QuestionQuestion No.: SC 116
Page: 657
Out of America's fascination with all
things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
This is a tricky question because the
subject appears AFTER the
verb.
In most sentences, the
verb appears after the
subject.
Example: Yesterday,
Jane bought five acres of ocean floor.
The primary verb phrase is
has/have grown.
To determine the subject that corresponds with this verb phrase, we'll ask the question "What has grown?"
The
market (for antiques) has
So,
market is the SUBJECT corresponding to the verb phrase has/have grown.
Since
market is singular, we need the singular verb phrase
has grownThis means we can ELIMINATE A and D
At this point, we can ignore some of the "fluff" to help us identify the correct answer.
Notice that
for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures is a prepositional phrase that modifies the subject
market. So, let's ignore it as we check the remaining answer choices.
B) things antique has grown
a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing Looks good, the singular subject,
market, is paired with the singular verb phrase
is bringingC) things that are antiques has grown
a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bringNo good.
The
singular subject,
market, is paired with the
plural verb
bringELIMINATE C
E) antique things has grown
a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring No good, the
singular subject,
market, is paired with the
plural verb
bringELIMINATE E
The correct answer is B
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Brent