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iwill: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 164; Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:34 pm; Location: Bangalore; GMAT Score:590

by iwill » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:07 am

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

please discuss.

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scoobydooby: Legendary Member; Posts: 1035; Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:56 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 104 times

by scoobydooby » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:19 am

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

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mals24: Legendary Member; Posts: 683; Joined: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:58 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Dubai; Thanked: 73 times

by mals24 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:45 am

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.

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kiran.raze: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 45; Joined: Sat May 19, 2007 8:38 pm; Thanked: 2 times; GMAT Score:710

by kiran.raze » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:34 am

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

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James_83: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 83; Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:08 am; Thanked: 2 times

by James_83 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:13 am

@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".

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warlock: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 45; Joined: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:24 pm; Thanked: 2 times

by warlock » Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:35 am

IMO E

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crak.gmat: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 78; Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:40 am; Thanked: 3 times

by crak.gmat » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:13 pm

IMO B, OA???

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by hengirl03 » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:58 pm

I think that the answer should be B. Fascination and market are singular, so "has" and "is" should be used.

What's the OA?

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