subject-verb agreement

[vaibhav101]

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 this has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

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 this has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

This is a tricky question because the subject appears AFTER the verb.

In most sentences, the verb appears after the subject.
Example: Yesterday, Jane bought five acres of ocean floor.


The primary verb phrase is has/have grown.

To determine the subject that corresponds with this verb phrase, we'll ask the question "What has grown?"

The market (for antiques) has

So, market is the SUBJECT corresponding to the verb phrase has/have grown.

Since market is singular, we need the singular verb phrase has grown
This means we can ELIMINATE A and D

At this point, we can ignore some of the "fluff" to help us identify the correct answer.
Notice that for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures is a prepositional phrase that modifies the subject market. So, let's ignore it as we check the remaining answer choices.

B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
Looks good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the singular verb phrase is bringing

C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good.
The singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE C

E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
No good, the singular subject, market, is paired with the plural verb bring
ELIMINATE E

The correct answer is B

Cheers,
Brent