The idea behind the Personal Long Letter campaign is that a single impassioned constituent may sway a lawmaker's opinion, whereas a half-dozen banded together only causes him alarm.
a) a half-dozen banded together only causes him alarm
b) only alarm is caused by a half-dozen banded together
c) only alarm has been caused by a half-dozen banded together
d) a half-dozen banded together only cause him alarm
e) a half-dozen have caused him only alarm when banded together
[spoiler]OA is A ,is it correct ----- "half-dozen" as a singular noun[/spoiler]
Alarming!!!!
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This is my answer concerning the same question on another thread:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-singular- ... 13263.htmlKasia@MasterGMAT wrote:When we talk about amounts and quantities we usually use singular determiners, verbs and pronouns ( even if the noun is PLURAL).
e.g. Where IS that five dollars I lent you?
Twenty miles IS a long way to walk.
A half-dozen eggs IS enough to make a pie.
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