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11 Aug 2019, 04:17
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The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales—the finback, gray, humpback, and right whales—eats was discovered by careful observation by biologists.
A. eats was discovered by
B. eat was discovered through
C. eats were discovered by means of
D. eat were discovered by
E. eat was discovered resulting from
A. eats was discovered by
B. eat was discovered through
C. eats were discovered by means of
D. eat were discovered by
E. eat was discovered resulting from
11 Aug 2019, 07:15
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Hi
My analysis,
A. The plural noun Mighty blue whale and other blue whales need a plural verb eat not eats
B. Plural Noun from the phrase in which.. agrees with plural verb eat and the main subject The way (singular) agrees with the singular verb was. Hence it is correct.
C. Same as A and the subject The way don't agree with were. Incorrect
D. The way don't agree with the plural verb were.
E. Discovered, resulted redundant.
Thanks
Harsh
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My analysis,
A. The plural noun Mighty blue whale and other blue whales need a plural verb eat not eats
B. Plural Noun from the phrase in which.. agrees with plural verb eat and the main subject The way (singular) agrees with the singular verb was. Hence it is correct.
C. Same as A and the subject The way don't agree with were. Incorrect
D. The way don't agree with the plural verb were.
E. Discovered, resulted redundant.
Thanks
Harsh
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19 Sep 2019, 09:06
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Hi, Bunuel I figured that the subject in the sentence is "The Way" which is singular and should have a singular verb eats. for this reason eliminated B,D & E.
"in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales" is a prepositional phrase so it cannot be the subject.
In option C the phrase "by the means of" makes no sense.
In option A "discovered by" is a little awkward, but I selected this option as the S-V agreement error is not there.
Is the OA correct?
"in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales" is a prepositional phrase so it cannot be the subject.
In option C the phrase "by the means of" makes no sense.
In option A "discovered by" is a little awkward, but I selected this option as the S-V agreement error is not there.
Is the OA correct?
