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A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2011, 13:58
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A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites sharp declines in population and prosperity, marked by a 50-percent decrease in the population of some cities and by an equivalent decrease in the median income throughout the region, as major reasons to set aside the area they call the Plains Commons reserve.



A) as major reasons to set aside the area they call



B) that are the major reasons to set aside the area they call



C) as the major reason to set aside the area it calls



D) that is the major reason to set aside the area called



E) as major reasons to set aside the area it calls

Please explain why the answer is what it is... :help2
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Re: Tough SC [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2011, 14:07
a) is wrong because institute is a collective noun , so 'it' should be used for institute and not they.

b) completely distorts the sentence.

c) major reason. 'declines in population and prosperity' should be followed by plural reasons and not reason.

d) same as B,

e) correct. corrects both the agreement issues.
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Re: Tough SC [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2011, 14:12
In C, apart from the plural error, the usage of "the" is anomalous. But whats wrong with it?
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Re: Tough SC [#permalink] New post   08 Jul 2011, 03:00
This is for singular/ plural usage
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Re: Tough SC [#permalink] New post   08 Jul 2011, 05:26
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Let's simply the sentence first (and remove the appositive / modifier)

[Land use Institute] cites declines in [Population and Prosperity] --> as major [reasons] to set aside the area [IT] calls plains reserve.

Land use Institute is singular ---> so the correct antecedent is [IT]

Population and Prosperity are two reasons ---> so we have the plural [reasons]
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Re: Tough SC [#permalink] New post   08 Jul 2011, 13:07
E it is..quite straight forward question.
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Re: Tough SC [#permalink] New post   08 Jul 2011, 15:03
E in 1:03..IMO a 500-600 or 600-700 level Q
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Re: A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites [#permalink] New post   04 Oct 2015, 22:33
I did not understand why option C is incorrect.

Here sharp declines is the only one reason. (in population and prosperity in prepositional phrase)

Please correct me where i am going wrong.
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Re: A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites [#permalink] New post   10 Jun 2019, 04:52
Why can't C be the answer? The only reason is 'the declines'. Experts please help. Thanks!
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Re: A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites [#permalink] New post   10 Jun 2019, 06:13
GittinGud wrote:
Why can't C be the answer? The only reason is 'the declines'. Experts please help. Thanks!


I think it's 'Decline in population' and 'Decline in prosperity', hence plural reasons.
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Re: A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites [#permalink] New post   21 Nov 2023, 04:50
Isn???t ???declines in population and prosperity??? singular? As it is the only reason.
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Re: A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites [#permalink] New post   22 Nov 2023, 00:12
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nikNewMusic wrote:
Isn???t ???declines in population and prosperity??? singular? As it is the only reason.


"declines in population and prosperity" is equivalent to "decline in population" and "decline in prosperity" - two things
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