Each of Hemingway's wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting women, very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels.
(A) Each of Hemingway's wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting women,
(B) Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-each of them Hemingway's wives-were strong and interesting women,
(C) Hemingway's wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-were all strong and interesting women,
(D) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-each a wife of Hemingway, was
(E) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-every one of Hemingway's wives were
Why D is wrong?
Each of Hemingway’s wives
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Each of Hemingway's wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting women, very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels.
(A) Each of Hemingway's wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting women,
(B) Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-each of them Hemingway's wives-were strong and interesting women,
(C) Hemingway's wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-were all strong and interesting women,
(D) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-each a wife of Hemingway, was
(E) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-every one of Hemingway's wives were
Why D is wrong?
Hi Vishalwin,
This is a question relating to subject and verb agreement. Let's a have a look.
a. Subject: Each of .... - Verb: were --> incorrect
b. Subject: ...-each of..- Verb: were ---> incorrect
c. Subject: Hemingway's wives...-Verb: were ---> correct
d. Subject: Strong and interesting women- Verb: was ---> incorrect
e. Subject: Strong and interesting women- Verb: was ---> incorrect
I go with c