Beer lovers should be grateful to researchers at the University of Wes

Question

Beer lovers should be grateful to researchers at the University of Western Ontario, who in 2004 published a paper whose  main finding was that beer possess  the same antioxidant benefits as red wine does.

A. main finding was that beer possess

B. chief finding were that beer possess

C. chief finding were that beer possesses

D. main finding was that beer possesses

E. finding was that beer possesses

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Beer lovers should be grateful to researchers at the University of Western Ontario, who in 2004 published a paper whose  main finding was that beer possess  the same antioxidant benefits as red wine does.

A. main finding was that beer possess

Incorrect.

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The singular subject beer does not agree with the plural verb  possess .

B. chief finding were that beer possess

Incorrect

This answer choice repeats the original mistake. The singular subject  beer  does not agree with the plural verb  possess .

In addition, this answer choice creates another Subject Verb Agreement mistake: the singular subject  finding  does not agree with the plural verb  were .

C. chief finding were that beer possesses

Incorrect.

While this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake, it creates a new one. The singular subject  finding  does not agree with the plural verb  were .

D. main finding was that beer possesses

This answer choice corrects the original grammatical mistake. The singular subject beer does not agree with the plural verb  possess . This is corrected by replacing  possess  with the singular verb  possesses .

E. finding was that beer possesses

Incorrect.

While this answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake and is grammatically correct, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by omitting the word  main .

Nidzo · Answer

A. main finding was that beer possess
 'possess' is singular, needs to be plural due to 'beer'

B. chief finding were that beer possess
 'were' is the wrong tense, and once again 'possess' is singular

C. chief finding were that beer possesses
 'were' is the wrong tense 
D. main finding was that beer possesses
 Correct

E. finding was that beer possesses
 Changes meaning of sentence

Answer D

winterschool · Answer

Beer lovers should be grateful to researchers at the University of Western Ontario, who in 2004 published a paper whose main finding was that beer possess the same antioxidant benefits as red wine does.

A. main finding was that beer  possess   Incorrect

beer is in singular form

B. chief finding  were  that beer  possess   Incorrect

chief finding singular form, were plural form; beer is in singular form, possess plural form

C. chief finding  were  that beer possesses  Incorrect

chief finding singular form, were plural form

D.  main finding was that beer possesses   Correct

E.  finding  was that beer possesses  Incorrect

missing main that changes intended meaning; there is possibility that a paper has many findings

chaitnya10 · Answer

IMO D

beer posseses is correct.

E changes the meaning
finding was is correct. cheif/main finding were is wrong

Therefore, only D is left

Beer lovers should be grateful to researchers at the University of Wes

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