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by RBBmba@2014 » Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:19 am
Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the daw-footed bathtub.

(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

OA: B

P.S: It's an official question and I'm lost!

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:25 am
RBBmba@2014 wrote:Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the daw-footed bathtub.

(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
This is a tricky question because the subject appears AFTER the verb.
The primary verb phrase is has/have grown.
Who/what has grown? The market (for antiques) has
So, market is the SUBJECT.
Since market is singular, we need the singular verb phrase has grown
This means we can ELIMINATE A and D

At this point, we can ignore some of the "fluff" to help us identify the correct answer.
Notice that for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures is a prepositional phrase that modifies the subject market. So, let's ignore it as we check the remaining answer choices.

B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
Looks good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the singular verb phrase is bringing

C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE C

E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE E

The correct answer is C

By the way, we have a free video on ignoring the "fluff" in sentences: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... on?id=1158

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by RBBmba@2014 » Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:23 pm
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:
RBBmba@2014 wrote:Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the daw-footed bathtub.

(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
This is a tricky question because the subject appears AFTER the verb.
The primary verb phrase is has/have grown.
Who/what has grown? The market (for antiques) has
So, market is the SUBJECT.
Since market is singular, we need the singular verb phrase has grown
This means we can ELIMINATE A and D

At this point, we can ignore some of the "fluff" to help us identify the correct answer.
Notice that for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures is a prepositional phrase that modifies the subject market. So, let's ignore it as we check the remaining answer choices.

B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
Looks good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the singular verb phrase is bringing

C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE C

E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE E

The correct answer is C

By the way, we have a free video on ignoring the "fluff" in sentences: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... on?id=1158

Cheers,
Brent
Hi Brent,
Thanks for your reply.

Would need some clarification on this part - why it's WRONG to say that has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring back... ?

How that is jumping over "for X of Y and Z" to modify market ?

It'd be really helpful if you could clarify this.

Look forward to your reply.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:34 pm
RBBmba@2014 wrote:
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:
RBBmba@2014 wrote:Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the daw-footed bathtub.

(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
This is a tricky question because the subject appears AFTER the verb.
The primary verb phrase is has/have grown.
Who/what has grown? The market (for antiques) has
So, market is the SUBJECT.
Since market is singular, we need the singular verb phrase has grown
This means we can ELIMINATE A and D

At this point, we can ignore some of the "fluff" to help us identify the correct answer.
Notice that for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures is a prepositional phrase that modifies the subject market. So, let's ignore it as we check the remaining answer choices.

B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
Looks good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the singular verb phrase is bringing

C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE C

E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE E

The correct answer is C

By the way, we have a free video on ignoring the "fluff" in sentences: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... on?id=1158

Cheers,
Brent
Hi Brent,
Thanks for your reply.

Would need some clarification on this part - why it's WRONG to say that has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring back... ?

How that is jumping over "for X of Y and Z" to modify market ?

It'd be really helpful if you could clarify this.

Look forward to your reply.
We're told that something/somethings is/are bringing back the chaise lounge.
What exactly is bringing back the chaise lounge?
The furniture and fixtures aren't bringing back the chaise lounge. That makes no sense.
The MARKET is bringing back the chaise lounge.
So, [the market] is bringing back is correct.
[the market] bring back is NOT correct.

Cheers,
Brent
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by RBBmba@2014 » Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:55 pm
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:
RBBmba@2014 wrote: Hi Brent,
Thanks for your reply.

Would need some clarification on this part - why it's WRONG to say that has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring back... ?

How that is jumping over "for X of Y and Z" to modify market ?

It'd be really helpful if you could clarify this.

Look forward to your reply.
We're told that something/somethings is/are bringing back the chaise lounge.
What exactly is bringing back the chaise lounge?
The furniture and fixtures aren't bringing back the chaise lounge. That makes no sense.
The MARKET is bringing back the chaise lounge.
So, [the market] is bringing back is correct.
[the market] bring back is NOT correct.

Cheers,
Brent
Hi Brent,
I didn't mean furniture and fixtures are bringing back the chaise lounge. But rather I meant that is "bygone styles are bringing back the chaise lounge" nonsensical ? I'm not able to get this particularly(What exactly is bringing back the chaise lounge? )...

I'm able to understand from your reply that The MARKET is bringing back the chaise lounge.However, not getting it clear how the above quote in BLUE is wrong ?

Would much appreciate your thoughts Sir!

Look forward to your reply.
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by mrinal.p » Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:16 am
I think the subject is always before the preposition, so in the sentence 'has grown a market for bygone styles' the subject should clearly be 'market' as it is before the preposition 'for'.
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:32 am
RBBmba@2014 wrote: Would need some clarification on this part - why it's WRONG to say that has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring back... ?
It is contradictory to attribute bring back (an action happening in the PRESENT) to bygone styles (styles NO LONGER IN USE).
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