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94% (00:31) correct
6%
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Recently, the price of crude oil have been seeing fluctuations with the demand for gasoline in China.
(A) have been seeing fluctuations with
(B) have fluctuated with
(C) fluctuate with
(D) has fluctuated with
(E) has changed itself along with
(A) have been seeing fluctuations with
(B) have fluctuated with
(C) fluctuate with
(D) has fluctuated with
(E) has changed itself along with
11 Feb 2019, 04:35
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
The main error in the sentence concerns subject-verb agreement. The singular subject, price, requires a singular verb. Additionally, the underlined portion is needlessly wordy. First, eliminate answer choices that don’t correct the agreement problem. Then, focus on choices that clarify the language.
Both Choices (B) and (C) perpetuate the agreement problem by providing plural verbs for the singular subject. Eliminate those along with Choice (A), and you’re left with Choices (D) and (E).
Choice (E) is constructed even more awkwardly than the original sentence, so Choice (D) is the best answer: Recently, the price of crude oil has fluctuated with the demand for gasoline in China
General Discussion
08 May 2017, 10:37
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IMO, answer is (D).
Price is singular so the verb should also be singular as per subject-verb agreement. Hence, (A) and (B) are ruled out. (C) represents simple present tense which is inappropriate in this case. (E) is awkward and word.
