# Computer s/w- S-V agreement : ETS Paper Q.

[jaymin]

# The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
A.same as above
B.but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
C.but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
D.and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
E.and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate

OA: B

In choice B, the verb used is Have. Isn’t this incorrect ?, since the subject of the sentence is the computer software, which is singular. Even the verb meet is in the plural form. Does this have anything to do with subjunctive?

Please explain.

Thank you.

[mail.SuhailSharma]

# The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
A.same as above
B.but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
C.but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
D.and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
E.and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate

OA: B

In choice B, the verb used is Have. Isn’t this incorrect ?, since the subject of the sentence is the computer software, which is singular. Even the verb meet is in the plural form. Does this have anything to do with subjunctive?

Please explain.

Thank you.

IMO B
not only....but also, is a idiom...so D and E out

will not only meet X....(but will also) have {shows Parallelism}

good question

[raunekk]

will have X and Y... (two different things)..

thus B

[jeevan.Gk]

The dog wil not only drink water but will also have the food.(Sentence is talking bout this)

Dog has the guts . (You are referring to this).

Hope its clear

[jaymin]

Thank you all.