Sentence Correction

Floating in the waters of the equatorial pacific, an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate.

A. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect
B. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, with interactions affecting
C. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that affects
D. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that is affecting
E. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere as

OA: A

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amysky_0205 wrote:Floating in the waters of the equatorial pacific, an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate.

A. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect
B. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, with interactions affecting
C. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that affects
D. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that is affecting
E. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere as

OA: A



can someone explain this???
thank u so much...

A. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect
B. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, with interactions affecting (An array of buoys collect)
C. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that affects (Relative pronoun that is ambiguous)
D. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that is affecting (Relative pronoun that is ambiguous)
E. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere as (This sentence omits the word affects, due to which the meaning of the sentence changes)
These leave us with option A, which doesn't have any of the above errors.
Thank you.

I've actually chosen B for the answer at first...

I thought it's a singular, since it says an array of buoys...

Did the word "interactions" give the answer away?

amysky_0205 wrote:Floating in the waters of the equatorial pacific, an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate.

A. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect
B. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, with interactions affecting
C. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that affects
D. an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that is affecting
E. an array of buoys collect and transmit data on long term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere as

OA: A

can someone explain this???
thank u so much...

IMO question is not reproduced correctly. A cannot be correct as written (AN ARRAY....COLLECTS AND TRANSMITS is required).

see this:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/og-verbal-re ... 74765.html

OA should not be A...its an array-singular hence collects and transmits!!