Newtonian Laws

[SmarpanGamt]

In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

Please explain: Is the verb " are" suggest subject Newtonian laws or "a condition and its converse " and how come use their is a possessive "its" rather than "their".

Please give OE of your pick. Thank you

[thevoid]

In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

Please explain: Is the verb " are" suggest subject Newtonian laws or "a condition and its converse " and how come use their is a possessive "its" rather than "their".

Please give OE of your pick. Thank you

IMO [spoiler]A is right,
B]its is wrong, we need possessive form of pronoun
c] & [d] are a condition wrong,
e] has been wrong

The sentence talks about one specific condition out of many laws of motion, hence a single verb agreement sounds good. [/spoiler]

[psychomath]

I go with A too

[SmarpanGamt]

OA is not A


please explain your answer . Also my doubt on S-V agreement. Thank you

[ansh.kumar]

I WUD GO FOR :C:
CUZ THERE ARE TWO THINGS IN NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION=ie- condition and its converse make plural subject.
@thevoid= sir i think it"s cant be posessive it means it is.
its- is posessive
thanks

[limestone]

I agree with ansh.kumar.
IMO: C

In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

In Newtonian laws of motion, there are many things. Such things are: (bold)
a condition and its(its here refers to the condition mentioned previous) converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A: it refers to "a condition"?, wrong meaning. Moreover, run-on sentence by not using comma before "and".
B: wrong use of "is", S-V agreement.
D: wrong use of "it's". If it refers to "a condition" so there's only "a condition" in Newtonian laws of motion, and that condition (replace by "it" in the sentence) is converse regarding .... Thus the use of "are" is incorrect.
E: tense problem/ wrong use of "has" due to S-V agreement.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[winner's attitude]

I will go with C

[SmarpanGamt]

Its is a possession for " Newtonian laws of motion" or "condition" ?



If OA is C It was a spoiler for me. Maybe I glossed over the stimulus's point and made a mistake for its as a possessive of " " Newtonian laws of motion" , therefore in S-V agreement I choose B.

[ankurmit]

I will go with B

[SmarpanGamt]

more explaination please.

[frank1]

IMO B
as there are A condition seems wrong to me...

[hitmis]

Imo B

"are a" mixes plural and singular, so c and d are out. "has been" makes it look like this law does not hold true anymore, which changes the meaning of the sentence.

Read this thread where a instructor has vouched for a given explanation.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/difference-b ... 18775.html

What is the OA ?

[niksworth]

It should be C.

its is a possessive pronoun and refers to condition.

There is/are a condition and its converse.

The part in red has to be considered a compound plural noun.

There is just a placeholder for the subject which appears later. The subject of the sentence is a condition and its converse which is plural. Consequently, the verb has to be are.

If you have further doubts on this type of subject verb agreement error check out the following link.

https://vimeo.com/11334034
- This is an episode of Thursdays with Ron and deals extensively with this specific issue, among others. I urge all of you to go through the entire episode; a number of your doubts will definitely go away.