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Sentence Correction - Subject Verb Agreement [#permalink] New post   12 Dec 2022, 19:19
Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invite severe and equally intense backlash.

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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.

Can someone please point out the correct sentence with an explanation?
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Re: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb Agreement [#permalink] New post   12 Dec 2022, 23:05
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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash. should be correct
since comments themselves don't invite backlash but the activity of Passing disparaging comments does.

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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invite severe and equally intense backlash.

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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.

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Re: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb Agreement [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2022, 09:09
Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.

Verb-ing ( gerund ) Passing ( verb acting as noun) and will be subject as well here...
plurality is singular because of gerund
invites is correct as verb in latter part of sentence

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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invite severe and equally intense backlash.

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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.

Can someone please point out the correct sentence with an explanation?
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Re: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb Agreement [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2022, 09:47
Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.

Here, gerund acts as a singular subject..and hence, this is the correct version.
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Re: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb Agreement [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2022, 05:38
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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invite severe and equally intense backlash.

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Passing disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.

Can someone please point out the correct sentence with an explanation?

Well, GMAT would perhaps like none of these and might want to articulate it as:

The passing of disparaging comments on a colleague's integrity invites severe and equally intense backlash.
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Re: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb Agreement [#permalink] New post   31 Oct 2023, 21:11
Making derogatory remarks against a colleague's moral character provokes a strong and emotional response.
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