The American Heart Association has documented that the fatty

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The American Heart Association has documented that the fatty and highly processed foods of the basic American diet, along with the upsurge in smoking among women,  were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warn that  recent increases in smoking among teenage girls show that the fashion for healthier living has not entirely reversed the deleterious trends of a half-century ago.

A) were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warn that

B) that are the key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warn that

C) were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warns that

D) that is the key factor in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warns that

E) was a key factor in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warns that

sm176811 · Answer

C

It shud be WARNS 

and multiple factors so were.


Whats the OA?

gmat_crack · Answer

I think here "  the fatty and highly processed foods  " is singular subject so 

ans is "E"

GMATT73 · Answer

True, but taken in consideration with  an upsurge in smoking,  the factors must be represented in the plural verb "were."

(C) stands.

selene · Answer

^ E ^

"The American Heart Association has documented that  the fatty and highly processed foods of the basic American diet , along with the upsurge in smoking among women,  was .."

>>Foods should be considered singular here.

When we say "along with ..", it does not make the subject plural:

Jane, along with Mary, is drinking coke.

>> Also we need "warns"

GMATT73 · Answer

Nice call Selene. I overlooked the usage of "along."

Should be (E)

GMATT73 · Answer

Diet  is singular. Foods are just a constituent of the diet.

antiant · Answer

the subject is Foods so that it should be followed by plural.

trivikram · Answer

Very good question.

thourgh "and" comes between fatty and highly processed foods it is stil;la singular.

" Along with " also suggests that we need to look for a singular verb.

I will go for E

giddi77 · Answer

I think C too.

--The plural subject is "foods".. requres "were", a Plural verb.
-- X, along with Y,  was/were  --> takes the verb of X because "along with" doesn't form compound subject. Egs:

  giddi77 , along with others,  was  confused by Prof's question
 The GMATClub SC  experts , along with giddi77,  were  confused by Prof's question

-- Also ...American Heart Association .... needs  warns .....

vivek123 · Answer

It should be "C" I was almost about to jump to "E" :shock:

TeHCM · Answer

Very good question!

Agree with C too. What is the OA?

M8 · Answer

'C' it is. S/V agreement .

 The American Heart Association has documented   that  the fatty and highly processed foods of the basic American diet, along with the upsurge in smoking among women, were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s,  and warns   that  recent increases in smoking among teenage girls show that the fashion for healthier living has not entirely reversed the deleterious trends of a half-century ago.

Professor · Answer

OA is C. well explained, so no need of OE.

Pags · Answer

The American Heart Association has documented that the fatty and highly processed foods of the basic American diet, along with the upsurge in smoking among women, were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warn that recent increases in smoking among teenage girls show that the fashion for healthier living has not entirely reversed the deleterious trends of a half-century ago.

A) were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warn that 
 Incorrect.    ,  , and  
 B) that are the key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warn that 
 Incorrect. that X and Y that (missing verb)
 C) were key factors in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warns that 
 Correct .
D) that is the key factor in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warns that 
 Incorrect. Same as B.
 E) was a key factor in the increasing proportion of women who died from heart disease beginning in the 1950â€™s, and warns that
 Incorrect. that X and Y  .

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