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by bblast » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:26 am
International sporting events need not be fiscal disasters, the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact.
(A) the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact
(B) for example, the 1992 Olympic Games were financially successful
(C) like the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
(D) a fact demonstrated by the 1992 Olympic Games, which were financially successful
(E) as the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
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NO problem I got there.
query -> is Olympic games singular or plural ?[/spoiler]
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by prachich1987 » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:32 am
bblast wrote:International sporting events need not be fiscal disasters, the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact.
(A) the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact
(B) for example, the 1992 Olympic Games were financially successful
(C) like the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
(D) a fact demonstrated by the 1992 Olympic Games, which were financially successful
(E) as the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
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NO problem I got there.
query -> is Olympic games singular or plural ?[/spoiler]
No doubt "Olympic games" is plural
but here the subject is not Olympic games.It is "success" of Olympic games which is singular.
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