Out of America’s fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
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IMO B
subject market is singular. it should be" has grown a market for a,b,c that is bringing..
other options make errors with have and/or bring, are bringing
subject market is singular. it should be" has grown a market for a,b,c that is bringing..
other options make errors with have and/or bring, are bringing
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Agree with B
Option A uses Have instead of Has Subject is fascination so the verb should be singular.
Strike off option D for the same reason.
Option C: things that are antiques is wordy we can just use antique things. Also 'that' is a singular pronoun and 'bring' is plural, we should use a singular pronoun. So we can strike off C & E for this reason.
Option A uses Have instead of Has Subject is fascination so the verb should be singular.
Strike off option D for the same reason.
Option C: things that are antiques is wordy we can just use antique things. Also 'that' is a singular pronoun and 'bring' is plural, we should use a singular pronoun. So we can strike off C & E for this reason.
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Guess the options narrow down to B & E as the fascination should be singular i.e has & not have. secondly between B & E as the tense is present continuos the 'bringing' illustrates a cause - effect relationship between the first part of the sentence & the latter part which is not very clear in E.
hence B
hence B
@Kiran.raze.
verb (has/have) has nothing to do with fascination.subject is "market" here.
What i want to point is that if the sentence use the word fascinations, then you will not choose the option "have".
verb (has/have) has nothing to do with fascination.subject is "market" here.
What i want to point is that if the sentence use the word fascinations, then you will not choose the option "have".