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by MichelleW1982 » Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:17 am
The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.

(A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and
(B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the
(C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the
(D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and
(E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and


Answer C.

Why not D?
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by awesomeusername » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:01 pm
C) CORRECT. "From which" correctly refers to the script. Additionally, "derive," a plural verb, correctly agrees with the plural subject "the Northern and the Southern Indian alphabets."

D) "derives," a singular verb, does not agree with the plural subject "Northern and Southern Indian alphabets."

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by rahulakacyrus » Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:18 pm
I totally agree with awesomeusername.

Flip the sentence a little bit and realize that "the northern and southern alphabets" are infact, plural.

So you have to intake a plural verb which is "Derive"
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