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The governor’s team of advisors, including her education and political strategists, has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal.

A) has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal
B) have not been available for comment since the governor released her controversial education reform proposal
C) has not been available to make comments since releasing her proposal on controversial education reform
D) have not been available for comment since releasing her controversial education reform proposal
E) has not been available to make comments since the release of her proposal on controversial reform in education


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The governor’s team of advisors, including her education and political strategists, has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal.

A) has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal
B) have not been available for comment since the governor released her controversial education reform proposal
C) has not been available to make comments since releasing her proposal on controversial education reform
D) have not been available for comment since releasing her controversial education reform proposal
E) has not been available to make comments since the release of her proposal on controversial reform in education- - Proposal is controversial not reform.


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The governor’s team of advisors, including her education and political strategists, has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal.

A) has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal
B) have not been available for comment since the governor released her controversial education reform proposal - plural verb ‘have’ does not agree with singular subject ‘team’
C) has not been available to make comments since releasing her proposal on controversial education reform – team released her proposal?
D) have not been available for comment since releasing her controversial education reform proposal – same as B
E) has not been available to make comments since the release of her proposal on controversial reform in education – sentence says ‘reform’ is controversial instead of ‘proposal’
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The governor’s team of advisors, including her education and political strategists, has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal.

A) has not been available for comment since the release of her controversial education reform proposal
--> "has" is used properly as the subject is a collective noun "team of advisors"
"her controversial education reform proposal" : we can look for a better word than "her", but the phrase "controversial education reform proposal" is best among all the other options.
B) have not been available for comment since the governor released her controversial education reform proposal
--> we cannot use "have" as the subject is a collective noun"team of advisors"
C) has not been available to make comments since releasing her proposal on controversial education reform
--> "her proposal on controversial education reform" : "her" is still here as in option A and "controversial education reform" now suggests not the proposal but the reform was controversial, which is not the intended meaning
D) have not been available for comment since releasing her controversial education reform proposal
--> we cannot use "have" as the subject is a collective noun"team of advisors"
E) has not been available to make comments since the release of her proposal on controversial reform in education
--> "her proposal on controversial reform in education" : "her" is still here as in option A and C ,and "controversial reform in education" suggests the reform controversial not the proposal same as option C

So, we have to stay with option A.

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This sentence is testing Subject-Verb Agreement. The singular subject in the original sentence, the governor’s team, needs to agree with the singular verb phrase has not been. Also, there is a difference in Meaning between controversial education reform proposal and proposal on controversial education reform. It is the proposal that is controversial, not education reform.

(A) CORRECT. This choice contains no errors.

(B) The subject-verb relationship is incorrect. The singular subject of the sentence, the governor’s team, does not agree with the plural verb phrase have not been.

(C) Since releasing implies that this action was performed by the subject of the clause -- in other words, that the team of advisors, not the governor herself, released the governor's proposal. Also, the phrase her proposal on controversial education reform changes the original meaning. This phrasing implies that the education reform is controversial; however, it is clear from the original sentence that the governor’s proposal, not education reform itself, is controversial. Finally, to make comments is not as concise as the original for comment.

(D) The subject-verb relationship is incorrect. The singular subject of the sentence, the governor’s team, does not agree with the plural verb phrase have not been. Also, since releasing implies that this action was performed by the subject of the clause -- in other words, that the team of advisors, not the governor herself, released the governor's proposal.

(E) The phrase her proposal on controversial reform in education illogically changes the meaning. This phrasing implies that the education reform is controversial; however, it is clear from the original sentence that the governor’s proposal, not education reform itself, is controversial. Additionally, to make comments is not as concise as the original for comment.

Answer: A
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