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10 Sep 2021, 08:30
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Teachers at a public high school stated that although anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks were still considerably high.
A. although anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks were
B. even though anti-racism workshops have been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
C. although anti-racism workshops are being conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks is
D. although anti-racism workshops are conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
E. even though anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
A. although anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks were
B. even though anti-racism workshops have been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
C. although anti-racism workshops are being conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks is
D. although anti-racism workshops are conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
E. even though anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
12 Sep 2021, 08:30
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Teachers at a public high school stated that although anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks were still considerably high.
A. although anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks were
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect.
The incidence of racist remarks is an X of Y subject. In such cases, the verb should agree with X (incidence), which is singular. However, the verb were is plural.
The Stop Sign that helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as identify this mistake is:
- - an X of Y subject
B. even though anti-racism workshops have been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
Although this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement error, by changing the plural verb were to the singular verb was, it is grammatically incorrect. In Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (stated), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, have been is in the Present Perfect.
What helps us identify this question as a Reported Speech question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Reported Speech with a reporting verb in Past tense
C. although anti-racism workshops are being conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks is
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement error, by changing the plural verb were to the singular verb was, it creates a new grammatical Tense mistake. In Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (stated), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, are being and is are in the Present.
D. although anti-racism workshops are conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement error, by changing the plural verb were to the singular verb was, it is grammatically incorrect. In Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (stated), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, are is in the Present.
E. even though anti-racism workshops had been conducted with the student body, the incidence of racist remarks was
This answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement error by matching the singular subject incidence of racist remarks with the singular verb was. It also follows the Reported Speech rule which states that when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (stated), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past.
13 Sep 2021, 04:28
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If incidence is singular that what is the plrural form
