The contract's provisions for on-site accidents involving power tools

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The contract's  provisions for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically covers medical expenses up to  a sum equivalent to one month's salary, but such a payout has not yet occurred in the company's history.

A) provisions for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically covers medical expenses up to a sum equivalent to

B) provision for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically cover medical expenses equivalent to

C) provisions for an on-site accident involving power tools theoretically covers medical expenses up to an equivalent sum of

D) provision for on-site accidents involving power tools covers medical expenses theoretically up to a sum equivalent to

E) provision for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically covers medical expenses up to the equivalent of

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siddharthkapoor · Answer

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

You can easily cross out A,B and C for the subject-verb agreement problem.
D is out for the wrong use of "theoretically". This word should be placed before verb "cover(s)".
So, the correct choice is  E

Rubina11 · Answer

E. A is incorrect because the subject is provisions and the verb covers;
C has the same problem. 
B is wrong for the opposite reason the subject has become singular and the verb plural. 
D misplaces the modifier theoretically; 
E does not, and also cuts up to a sum equivalent to in favor of up to the equivalent of.

tapasgupta · Answer

Hi,

I was bogged down to option D and E, got end up in answering D.

Please advise how the modifier " theoretically" changes the actual meaning of the sentence.

NRJ11090 · Answer

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT is being tested here.
E-CORRECT.......... PERFECT USAGE
A- PROVISIONS...COVERS...INCORRECT
B-PROVISION...COVER...INCORRECT
C- PROVISIONS....COVERS...+ EQUIVALENT SUM OF INCORRECT
D-EXPENSES THEORETICALLY UP TO.....CHANGES MEANING SLIGHTLY

hiranmay · Answer

The contract's  provisions for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically covers medical expenses up to a sum equivalent to  one month's salary, but such a payout has not yet occurred in the company's history.

A)  provisions  for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically  covers  medical expenses up to a sum equivalent to --> S-V agreement issue: "provisions" is plural

B)  provision  for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically  cover  medical expenses equivalent to --> same as A

C)  provisions  for an on-site accident involving power tools theoretically  covers  medical expenses up to an equivalent sum of --> same as A

D) provision for on-site accidents involving power tools covers medical expenses  theoretically  up to a  sum  equivalent to --> misplaced modified: actual meaning is "theoretically covering", but "theoretically up to a sum equivalent to on month's salary" means like "up to sum is theoretically"

E) provision for on-site accidents involving power tools theoretically covers medical expenses up to the equivalent of -->  correct

AkshdeepS · Answer

A. Provisions + covers ---- SV disgreeement

B. Provision + cover ----- SV disgreeement

C. Provisions + covers ----- SV disagreement

D. "Theoretically" must modify "covers" and not "expenses"

E. Correct.

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