Bunuel
Viola Spolin's therapeutic style and methods - the recreational use of games, the ability to unlock the individual's capacity for creative self-expression, the focus of being part of an ensemble -
was as fresh an idea among her contemporaries as it is considered unique in present day theater.
(A) was as fresh an idea among her contemporaries as it is considered unique in present day theater
(B) were as fresh to her contemporaries as they are to present day artists
(C) has been as fresh an idea to her contemporaries as they are to present day artists
(D) had been as fresh to her contemporaries as they are considered to be unique to present day theater
(E) have been as refreshing to her contemporaries as they would be to present day theater
Official Explanation :Styles and methods is the compound subject of the sentence, and the main verb is
was. Therefore the verb must be plural.
Eliminate
(A) and
(C) because the verb
was and
has been, respectively, are singular.
Choice (B) conjugates
was correctly, was changing it to
were.
Choice (D) introduces an improper idiom with
considered to be unique, so
(D) can be eliminated.
Choice (E) conjugates the verb
would be in the wrong tense, so
(E) can be eliminated. The correct answer is
(B).