Sentence Correction

Named for the capital of Belgium, Brussels sprouts, which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size, are immature buds shaped like tiny cabbages.


A. which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size
B. which at its fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in size
C. which at their fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size
D. which at their fullest growth scarcely exceed a walnut's large size
E. which at their fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in size

IMO E

OA??

Ans E.

Brussel Sprouts is plural so the exceed vs. exceeds and are vs is

Don't you think EXCEEDS refers to GROWTH?

Thats how I understood and Chose C. My bad

The verb of a sentence refers to the subject, which in this case, isn't growth.

Damn.. how would I be able to say whether "Brussel sprouts" is singular or prural?
I had chosen B.

umaa wrote:Named for the capital of Belgium, Brussels sprouts, which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size, are immature buds shaped like tiny cabbages.


A. which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size
B. which at its fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in size
C. which at their fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size
D. which at their fullest growth scarcely exceed a walnut's large size
E. which at their fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in size

This seems an interesting question, what is the source? "Named for the capital of Belgium" usually is named "after", but may be this is an uncommon idiom that I do not know about.

its vs their - sprouts are plural. Hence A and B out. Due to exceeds in C it is out. D changes the meaning, they do not exceed "the size" they exceed the "size of a walnut".

Hence E

i had gone for E . please post the OA.
Here brussels sprouts HAVE TO BE considered as plural, as we need to pay attention to the later part of the sentence , which says " are immature buds........."