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 Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject: OG Verbal [16] |
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In the following question, why the answer is (E) not (A). I think I am not able to identify the correct subject. What is the correct subject in the question?
16．Declining values for farm equipment and land，the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season, is going to force many lenders to tighten or deny credit this spring．
(A) the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season，is
(B) which farmers use as collateral to borrow against to get through the harvest season，is
(C) the collateral which is borrowed against by farmers to get through the harvest season，is
(D) Which farmers use as collateral to borrow against to get through the harvest season，are
(E) the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season，are
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Values is the correct subject here. And the subject verb agreement is the deciding factor for A vs E
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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simplyjat is correct
one more point
d is discounted because of 'which' which refers to only land, when it should have been 'declining values' |
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Thanks SimplyJat and Barron
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| barron wrote: | simplyjat is correct
one more point
d is discounted because of 'which' which refers to only land, when it should have been 'declining values' |
Does which refer to the noun right before it? Here we have a compound noun formed by FE & L. Does which refer to the latter only in a compound noun? |
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