There is a difference in the way the term "turnover" and the term "rev

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There is a difference in the  way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" is used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas  in Europe "turnover" refers to a company's income, known in the States as revenue.

(A) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" is used in business across the Atlantic; in the States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas

(B) use of the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas

(C) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" are used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occur since

(D) usage of the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" in business across the Atlantic; the rapidness of inventory acquisition and transaction is called "turnover" in the United States whereas

(E) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" are used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, the rate at which the inventory acquisition and transaction occur are called "turnover" whereas

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KeithJohnson · Answer

On first glance, in the underlined part, the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" form a compound subject, so use a plural form of the verb is used--> are used

A is out

(B) use of the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas.......is the difference in the way the term is used, or or in the usage of term ??? meaning wise "way" makes more sense, B is out

(C) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" are used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occur since.. The since in the end doesn't keep the comparison intact

(D) usage of the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" in business across the Atlantic; the rapidness of inventory acquisition and transaction is called "turnover" in the United States whereas....... is the difference in the way the term is used, or or in the usage of term ??? meaning wise "way" makes more sense

(E) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" are used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, the rate at which the inventory acquisition and transaction occur are called "turnover" whereas.... E is correct, Verb issue fixed + no other new issue

GobaChatro · Answer

(E) has a verb issue as well: "the rate at which the inventory acquisition and transaction occur  are  called," here "are" should be replaced by  "is"  as "the rate" takes a singular verb

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

There is a difference in the  way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" is used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas  in Europe "turnover" refers to a company's income, known in the States as revenue.

(A) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" is used in business across the Atlantic; in the States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas

Incorrect.

The original sentence is grammatically incorrect. It contains two Subject Verb Agreement mistakes.

First, the plural subject  the term turnover and the term revenue  does not agree with the singular verb  is . In addition, the plural subject  the inventory acquisition and transaction  does not agree with the singular verb  occurs .

What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question and helps us detect these mistakes is the following Stop Sign:

A plural subject made up of singular nouns connected by and

(B) use of the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occurs whereas

Incorrect.

Although this answer choice corrects one of the original Subject Verb Agreement mistakes, it repeats the other one. The plural subject  the inventory acquisition and transaction  does not agree with the singular verb occurs.

What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as detect this mistake is the following Stop Sign:

A plural subject made up of singular nouns connected by  and

(C) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" are used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, "turnover" refers to how rapidly the inventory acquisition and transaction occur since

Not exactly.

Although it corrects both original Subject Verb Agreement mistakes, this answer choice changes the meaning of the sentence by replacing the opposition word  whereas  to the reason word  since , creating a cause and effect relationship that was not present in the original sentence.

(D) usage of the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" in business across the Atlantic; the rapidness of inventory acquisition and transaction is called "turnover" in the United States whereas

The original sentence is grammatically incorrect. It contains two Subject Verb Agreement mistakes.

First, the plural subject  the term turnover and the term revenue  does not agree with the singular verb  is . In addition, the plural subject  the inventory acquisition and transaction  does not agree with the singular verb  occurs .

This answer choice corrects the two original mistakes by turning the clause  the way the term revenue and the term turnover is used  into a noun phrase, with no subject or verb:  the usage of A and B . If there is no verb there can be no Subject-Verb Agreement mistake (!)

The remainder of the sentence is changed by adding the  rapidness  as the singular subject of the second clause. The  rapidness  of A and B is an X of Y subject, and is thus singular according to the X.

What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question and helps us detect these mistakes are the following Stop Signs:

A plural subject made up of singular nouns connected by and

An X of Y subject

(E) way the term "turnover" and the term "revenue" are used in business across the Atlantic; in the United States, the rate at which the inventory acquisition and transaction occur are called "turnover" whereas

Not quite.

Although it corrects both original Subject Verb Agreement mistakes, this answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The singular subject  rate  does not agree with the plural verb  are .

What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as detect this mistake is the following Stop Sign:

A long complex subject / long distance between subject and verb

There is a difference in the way the term "turnover" and the term "rev

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