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by codesnooker » Wed May 07, 2008 1:33 pm
In the following question, why the answer is (E) not (A). I think I am not able to identify the correct subject. What is the correct subject in the question?

16．Declining values for farm equipment and land，the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season, is going to force many lenders to tighten or deny credit this spring．
(A) the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season，is
(B) which farmers use as collateral to borrow against to get through the harvest season，is
(C) the collateral which is borrowed against by farmers to get through the harvest season，is
(D) Which farmers use as collateral to borrow against to get through the harvest season，are
(E) the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season，are
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by simplyjat » Wed May 07, 2008 9:08 pm
Values is the correct subject here. And the subject verb agreement is the deciding factor for A vs E
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by barron » Wed May 07, 2008 11:35 pm
simplyjat is correct

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d is discounted because of 'which' which refers to only land, when it should have been 'declining values'
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by codesnooker » Thu May 08, 2008 1:41 am
Thanks SimplyJat and Barron
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by chidcguy » Mon May 12, 2008 8:42 pm
barron wrote:simplyjat is correct

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d is discounted because of 'which' which refers to only land, when it should have been 'declining values'
Does which refer to the noun right before it? Here we have a compound noun formed by FE & L. Does which refer to the latter only in a compound noun?
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