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First thing first, Make sure to underline the question.

Now, to be frank, I am also at a learning stage and thus it confused me.

But If you read the D option, "professor demands" it makes it in the subjunctive format. In subjunctive format, we use the plural verb for the 3rd person singular.

Thus making the D option perfect.

Even If we leave this rule, and we assume the correct sentence should contain just "completes", then also B is not clear because of the modifier "before returning home for the holiday break", one could argue that what exactly it is modifying (students? professor? or anything else?)

Although I agree because we sometimes don't think it literally, we assume that it has to be students.

And that's why, I also, pick B at first glance, but yes OA should be D

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Applied Economics is the one class where the professor demands that each of her students completes the assignment before returning home for the holiday break.

Split: Where/ in Which
Complete/completes

Where is use for physical place, Class is not a physical place therefore we need to use in which. Eliminate A & C

professor demands that: demand is Subjunctive verb followed by that, after that there should be infinite verb form without to, therefore we need complete. Eliminate B

Left with D & E, in E before returning home for the holiday break is awkward.

Answer is D

A) where the professor demands that each of her students completes the assignment before returning home for the holiday break

B) in which the professor demands that each of her students, before returning home for the holiday break, completes the assignment

C) where the professor demands that each of her students complete the assignment before returning home for the holiday break

D) in which the professor demands that each of her students complete the assignment before returning home for the holiday break

E) in which, before returning home for the holiday break, the professor demands that each of her students complete the assignment
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Hi ExpertsGlobal5

Shouldn't there be singular verb "competes" for "each of the students" as "each" represents singular?
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Hi ExpertsGlobal5

Shouldn't there be singular verb "competes" for "each of the students" as "each" represents singular?

Hello Namangupta1997,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, this sentence uses the command subjunctive mood, which requires the use of the base form of the verb, which in this case is "compete"; remember, "bossy verb ("demand in this sentence") + that + basic form of verb ("compete" in this sentence)" is a correct subjunctive mood construction.

We hope this helps.
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