u2lover wrote:
The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tend to purchase more practical items these days because he or she realizes that frivolous gadgets are often cheaply made.
A) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tend to purchase more practical
B) As a typical holiday shopper, the tendency to purchase row upon row of novelty gifts is won over by the purchase of more practical
C) Typically, the holiday shopper who is attracted to novelty gifts tends to remain practical with
D) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tends to purchase more practical
E) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tends to purchase the most practical
please explain
It's between D and E because "The typical holiday shopper" is a Singular Subject and we need Singular Verb "tends".
I am taking E.
The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts,
tends to purchase
the most practical items these days because he or she realizes that frivolous gadgets are often cheaply made.
- In E we are trying to emphasize that the typical holiday shopper tends to purchase the most practical items among various novelty gifts.
I think its correct to say that "The intelligent shopper tends to purchase items of greatest quality"
Regards,
Brajesh