OG 11TH SC

[Reva]

116. Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures
that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures
that bring.

can u please give the right answer n explain who is the subject here

[bpgen]

Ok, my take is B but explanation is bit different from OG....cool!

Firstly, 'has' (should be used) refers to singular subject 'antique' where 'Out of America's fascination with all things' modifying 'antique'.
Secondly, 'that' refers to 'a market' where 'for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures ' modifying market. And hence singular verb 'is' should be used.

[Reva]

thanks for ur reply

[sunil_snath]

Hi,

I agree with the answer choice, but not with part of the explanation posted above. This looks like a passive construction to me:

Reconstructing the sentence for better understanding:

A market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures has grown out of America's fascination with all things antique that is bringing back the chaise lounge the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

So here, the subject of the verb "has grown" is "market"

[binurajbinu]

IMO B

[rockeyb]

First of all lets analyze the sentence its a subject - verb agreement problem .

Now lets look at the answer options .

Out of America’s fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

@bpgen

Ok, my take is B but explanation is bit different from OG....cool! Wink

Firstly, 'has' (should be used) refers to singular subject 'antique' where 'Out of America’s fascination with all things' modifying 'antique'.

You may have got the correct answer but your explanation is not proper .

@sunil_snath - you are right the subject is MARKET .

Here is the explanation .

Lets look at the sentence . The sentence starts with Out of America’s fascination with all things antique.

This entire phrase precedes the verb HAS/HAVE and start with the preposition OUT . Hence this complete phrase is a prepositional phrase and can not contain the subject .

So the subject must be after the VERB . And hence is a classic case or reverse construction .

The noun after the verb is MARKET and it is the only logical thing that has grown .

Since MARKET is singular will take singular verb HAS and not HAVE .

We can eliminate A , C , D .

Between B and E there is not much to choose except for VERB .

Since in B is bringing - IS - is used which is singular we can say that the subject of this verb too is MARKET (singular).

E can be eliminated because BRING is not a working verb in this sentence .

(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures
that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring.

[kstv]

This question has been discussed before though not conclusively. Do check this post containing the Expert reply.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/reality-tele ... tml#238003