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So delicious was the food—prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs—and the wine—shipped from several famous Napa wineries—that the guests scarcely talked about anything else at the holiday gala.

(A) So delicious was the food—prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs—and the wine—shipped from several famous Napa wineries—

(B) So delicious was the food, which had been prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs, and the wine, which had been shipped from several famous Napa wineries,

(C) The food—prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs—as well as the wine—shipped from several famous Napa wineries—were so delicious

(D) The food—prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs—and the wine—shipped from several famous Napa wineries—was so delicious

(E) So delicious were the food—prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs—and the wine—shipped from several famous Napa wineries—




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This problem features a classic case of Subject-Verb Inversion, a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject. The verb in question is "were/was delicious." What was so delicious? The food and the wine - two items.

Answer choices A, B, D, and E each use the word "and" to connect the two items, a construction that requires the plural verb "were." Because, of those choices, A, B, and D each use the singular "was," those choices are all incorrect.

Choice C uses the modifying phrase "as well as the wine." That phrase requires a singular verb ("was"), so this choice is incorrect.

Choice E matches the plural subject with a plural verb, and is therefore correct.
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