The European Union announced that cod and mackerel are the only fishes that exceeds their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow fishermen to catch.


A. exceeds their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow
B. exceed its new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow
C. exceeds its new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows
D. exceed its new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows
E. exceed their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow
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Correct Answer must be (D) for the highlighted errors in other options...
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In my opinion it should be E. The usage of 'its' and 'it' for a plural noun is completely wrong. It has to be 'their', "they allow".


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This question is such a classic trap of hiding the subject. You need to spot the ARE used for fish which makes the first verb as exceed and then for EU we have to use it allows. D is the right answer. I don't feel OA is debatable.
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jrk23
Just look at the mention of C and M. It works as a compound noun. And to help substantiate it the sentence is already using ARE. Hence it should be treated as plural.
I hope it helps.
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