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melon: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 34; Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:15 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 3 times

by melon » Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:14 am

Climate experts, after reviewing this year's recordings of the atmosphere, is not surprised by how warm it has been.

Climate experts, after reviewing this year's recordings of the atmosphere, is not surprised by how warm it has been
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This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The plural subject Climate experts does not agree with the singular verb is.What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:A long complex subject / a long distance between the subject and the verb
After reviewing this year's atmospheric recordings, climate experts are not surprised by how warm it has been
Climate experts are not surprised by how warm it has been after reviewing this year's recordings of the atmosphere
After reviewing this year's atmospheric recordings, climate experts are not surprised by how warm they have been
Climate experts, after reviewing this year's atmospheric recordings, are not surprised by how warm this has been
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please explain what is wrong withc

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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:17 am

It would be very helpful, if you posted the question with proper formatting. In this form it is difficult to say which answer is A,B or C.

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