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The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, refer to a person that carries out an organized murder.
(A) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, refer to a person that carries out an organized murder
(B) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, is a person that carries out an organized murder, and was first used during the time of the Crusades
(C) Originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, the word assassin refers to a person that carries out an organized murder
(D) Originating from the Arabic word hashashin and first used during the time of the Crusades, the word assassin is a person that carries out an organized murder
(E) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin and first used during the time of the Crusades, refers to a person that carried out an organized murder
(A) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, refer to a person that carries out an organized murder
(B) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, is a person that carries out an organized murder, and was first used during the time of the Crusades
(C) Originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, the word assassin refers to a person that carries out an organized murder
(D) Originating from the Arabic word hashashin and first used during the time of the Crusades, the word assassin is a person that carries out an organized murder
(E) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin and first used during the time of the Crusades, refers to a person that carried out an organized murder
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The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, refer to a person that carries out an organized murder.
(A) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, refer to a person that carries out an organized murder
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The singular subject The word assassin does not agree with the plural verb refer.
(B) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin, is a person that carries out an organized murder, and was first used during the time of the Crusades
Not exactly.
This answer choice is illogical. The subject of the sentence is The word "assassin", not an actual assassin. The word cannot be an assassin. We cannot say that a word or term is something or other, but a word or term can refer to/define/describe something or other.
What helps you identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- The word/term... (it) is...
Whenever you see this Stop Sign, you know that the topic that the question checks is pronouns, specifically using refers to/defines/describes after the word/term (and not is).
(C) Originating from the Arabic word hashashin, and first used during the time of the Crusades, the word assassin refers to a person that carries out an organized murder
This answer choice corrects the Subject Verb Agreement error in the original sentence by changing refer to refers so that it agrees with the subject word.
(D) Originating from the Arabic word hashashin and first used during the time of the Crusades, the word assassin is a person that carries out an organized murder
Not really.
This answer choice is illogical. The subject of the sentence is The word "assassin", not an actual assassin. The word cannot be an assassin. We cannot say that a word or term is something or other, but a word or term can refer to/define/describe something or other.
What helps you identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- The word/term... (it) is...
Whenever you see this Stop Sign, you know that the topic that the question checks is pronouns, specifically using refers to/defines/describes after the word/term (and not is).
(E) The word assassin, originating from the Arabic word hashashin and first used during the time of the Crusades, refers to a person that carried out an organized murder
Not quite.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement error by changing refer to refers so that it agrees with the subject word, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by replacing carries with carried. We are talking in general terms; the word assassin does not refer to one specific person only.
