A growing number of sports at major universities involves

Question

A growing number of sports at major universities  involves athletic familiarity that much of the staff is unable knowledgably to question.

(A) involves athletic familiarity that much of the staff is unable knowledgeably to question.
(B) involves athletic familiarity unable to be questioned knowledgeably by much of the staff.
(C) involves athletic familiarity that cannot be questioned knowledgeably by much of the staff.
(D) involve athletic familiarity that much of the staff cannot knowledgeably question.
(E) involve athletic familiarity incapable of being knowledgeably questioned by much of the staff.

Raths · Answer

Subject-verb agreement for the first three options.
"A growing number of" is considered a plural subject. Between D and E . I vouch for D . The presence of relative clause makes more sense.

garimavyas · Answer

is number the subject or are sports the subject, i went for D because i picked sports as the subject. Yet the structure of D is questionable.

menacel · Answer

First clue

A growing NUMBER OF which indicates a plural verb

second E is really wordy

A growing number of sports at major universities involves

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