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982. The rise in the price of crabmeat and an increase in demand has convinced some Floridians they should try to harvest and sell a species of large crab that lives deep in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
(A) has convinced some Floridians they should try to harvest and sell a species of large crab
(B) has convinced some Floridians to try harvesting and selling a large crab species
(C) has convinced some Floridians that they should try the harvest and sale of a large crab species
(D) have convinced some Floridians to try to harvest and sell a species of large crab
(E) have convinced some Floridians to try and harvest and sell a large crab species

The rise in the price of crabmeat and an increase in demand have convinced some Floridians to try to harvest and sell a species of large crab that lives deep in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

X and Y - Have ( S-V agreement issue )

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[quote="sagarsabnis"]982. The rise in the price of crabmeat and an increase in demand has convinced some Floridians they should try to harvest and sell a species of large crab that lives deep in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

(A) has convinced some Floridians they should try to harvest and sell a species of large crab( SV agreement error)
(B) has convinced some Floridians to try harvesting and selling a large crab species(SV agreement error)
(C) has convinced some Floridians that they should try the harvest and sale of a large crab species(SV agreement error)
(D) have convinced some Floridians to try to harvest and sell a species of large crab ( correct)
(E) have convinced some Floridians to try and harvest and sell a large crab species ( to try and is wrong,SV agreement error in clause with that)

Choice D is the correct one

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Answer - D

Has Vs Have
A,B,& C are wrong ----> S-V agreement.
E is wrong ---->parallelism

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The rise in the price of crabmeat and an increase in demand has convinced some Floridians they should try to harvest and sell a species of large crab that lives deep in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.


(A) has convinced some Floridians they should try to harvest and sell a species of large crab - Wrong: 1) SV error 2) Run-on sentence
(B) has convinced some Floridians to try harvesting and selling a large crab species - Wrong: 1) SV error
(C) has convinced some Floridians that they should try the harvest and sale of a large crab species - Wrong: 1) SV error 2) Meaning Issue
(D) have convinced some Floridians to try to harvest and sell a species of large crab - Correct
(E) have convinced some Floridians to try and harvest and sell a large crab species - Wrong: Meaning issue
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