aragonn wrote:
Project SC Butler: Day 20: Sentence Correction (SC2)
For SC butler Questions Click HereUrban officials want the census to be as accurate and complete as possible
for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect the distribution of about fifty billion dollars a year in federal funds.
(A) for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect
(B) for the reason because the amount of low-income people in a given area effects
(C) in that the amount of low-income people in given areas effect
(D) because the number of low-income people in a given area affects
(E) because the numbers of low-income people in given areas effects
The best/excellent answers get kudos, which will be awarded after the answer is revealed.
There may be no best/excellent answers, or a there may be a few excellent answers!Official Explanation:
The best answer will start with because. The initial phrase of A is wordy, that of B is unidiomatic, and that of C does not precisely establish causal relationship. Also, amount is incorrect; number refers to a group of countable members, whereas amount is for undifferentiated masses such as sand or water. There is no subject-verb agreement in A (amount . . . affect), C (amount . . . effect), or E (numbers . . . effects); moreover, the proper verb here is affects, not effects. In E, numbers and areas should be singular, not only to agree with the verb but also to refer precisely to the sum total of low-income people in each region where the census is conducted. Choice D is the best answer.