I think it has to do with subject preceeding an object. Antique is a subject.

I don't follow you, you speak about adjectives and nouns? Because I don't see how antique is the subject.
Answer is A

pepeprepa wrote:Out of America's fascination with things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

A) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
B) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

Could you explain what is the difference between "things antique" and "antique things" ? I made an error due to it.

I don't think that there is difference between things antique or antique things, however, only based on this, one would prefer the later one, as it sounds good to ears.

Actually there is other effective way to choose between given two choices. i.e. Subject Verb Agreement. THAT is a singular pronoun, so it should either is bringing or brings.

But in choice (B), it is mentioned as bring, the verb that should be used for plural subject.

For more information, THAT refers to MARKET, not to the ANTIQUE THINGS.

Hence choose (A).

Hope this helps...

codesnooker wrote:

pepeprepa wrote:Out of America's fascination with things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

A) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
B) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

Could you explain what is the difference between "things antique" and "antique things" ? I made an error due to it.

I don't think that there is difference between things antique or antique things, however, only based on this, one would prefer the later one, as it sounds good to ears.

Actually there is other effective way to choose between given two choices. i.e. Subject Verb Agreement. THAT is a singular pronoun, so it should either is bringing or brings.

But in choice (B), it is mentioned as bring, the verb that should be used for plural subject.

For more information, THAT refers to MARKET, not to the ANTIQUE THINGS.

Hence choose (A).

Hope this helps...

I agree with codesnooker.

I dunn think the difference between antique things and things antique matter here... It has more to do with the verb bring

Ok thanks a lot for these points, I did not see the "that" subject, which did not help me to make the right choice.

Concerning my question, what I learned from my early lessons is that the adjective is before the noun
Ex: The beautiful cat.
That's why I don't understand why we can say "things antique" instead of "antique things".

based on the passage.
B is prefer to A,
antique is a adjective, it modify for things (n)
the subject here is fascination, not things,
it explains why has is used here .

E doesn't sound gr8.
But is there any other reason, especially gramatically, for E to be wrong..

why shouldn't we think 'fixtures that bring back the chaise, the ..' and, therefore, opt the second choice?

any explanation is much appreciated