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by gmatblood » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:04 am
The European Union announced that cod and mackerel are the only fish that exceeds their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow fishermen to catch.

a. exceeds their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow
b. exceed its new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow
c. exceeds its new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows
d. exceed its new requirements for dioxin level and that it allows
e. exceed their new requirements for dioxin level and that they allow

[spoiler]why not C?[/spoiler]
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by sl750 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:07 am
cod and mackerel is a compound subject, so it requires a plural verb

E is my answer
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by pskharche » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:10 am
E is my answer as well

what is the correct answer?

Consider cod and mackerel as a single entity (They).

They exceed ....
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by indi » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:19 am
Fish is plural here ..so exceed is correct and they incorrect as union is singular...
D is correct
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