Singular/Plural

[ranjeet75]

Chryslers, the famous art house in London owns several Hussains of various periods [u]on account of having[/u] achieved an iconic status in the English art circle.

A. on account of having
B. on account of their having
C. because they have
D. because of having
E. because it has

OA is [spoiler]C[/spoiler] but I think C should be the answer as the use of "owns" reflects that the sentence is singular.

[amit2k9]

yes the subject is singular here.C cannot be correct.

IMO E.

[sam2304]

I don't get the meaning of the sentence properly. What does it mean by 'several hussains' ? ? If C is the OA, what is 'they' referring to ?

[tuanquang269]

Yes, IMO E, and you should check again the OA. What is the source of this question?

[avik.ch]

The only competitor is C and E.

The difference lies in "they" and "it".

According to meaning of the sentence,

Chryslers, the famous art house in London owns several Hussains of various periods.... why ??

Because Several Hussains achieved an iconic status.... so it should be "they" --- IMO:C

From Grammar point i think the answer should be E --- "because" introduce a subordinate clause:

a subject case pronoun will have a antecedent in subject case. So the subject of the first clause - Chryslers ( singular - "owns" ) should be the antecedent for "it" as in E. But this is from strict grammar rules. The meaning here demands something else.... !!

I will go for C.