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Jatinder
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I have a lil confusion about the use of that
As per grammer, "that" is a relative prounoun and it can be singular as well as plural.
and in the following question :
Since 1986 enrollments of African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans in fulltime engineering programs in the United States has steadily increased, while the number of other students who enter the field has fallen.(A) has steadily increased, while the number of other students who enter the field has fallen
(B) has steadily increased, while other students entering the field have declined in number
(C) increased steadily, while there was a decline in the number of other students entering the field
(D) have steadily increased, while the number of other students entering the field has fallen
(E) have steadily increased, while that of other students who enter the field fell
The official explanation says : [E] - that should be the plural those
and in the following example:
"The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them: the resulting flow pattern, with crests and toughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as "standing waves."
that clearly refers to the compound subject which is plural and hence we correctly used remain
Pls explain where am i going wrong ?
As per grammer, "that" is a relative prounoun and it can be singular as well as plural.
and in the following question :
Since 1986 enrollments of African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans in fulltime engineering programs in the United States has steadily increased, while the number of other students who enter the field has fallen.(A) has steadily increased, while the number of other students who enter the field has fallen
(B) has steadily increased, while other students entering the field have declined in number
(C) increased steadily, while there was a decline in the number of other students entering the field
(D) have steadily increased, while the number of other students entering the field has fallen
(E) have steadily increased, while that of other students who enter the field fell
The official explanation says : [E] - that should be the plural those
and in the following example:
"The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them: the resulting flow pattern, with crests and toughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as "standing waves."
that clearly refers to the compound subject which is plural and hence we correctly used remain
Pls explain where am i going wrong ?
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