Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on
almost 60,000 gift items, including many toys and electronics
A. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift
items, including
B. plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
C. plans to offer free shipping on their Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
D. will plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
E. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
that include
All, My question here is not to find the answer choice but something silly. I want to know if "Walmart stores" is considered singular or plural. I thought "Walmart" is a brand and singular but "Walmart Stores" would be plural.
i am not sure if the noun "Walmart Stores" would behave differently based on the sentence.
Can you folks throw your ideas on this one?
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Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on
almost 60,000 gift items, including many toys and electronics
A. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift
items, including
B. plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
C. plans to offer free shipping on their Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
D. will plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
E. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
that include
imo: B
almost 60,000 gift items, including many toys and electronics
A. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift
items, including
B. plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
C. plans to offer free shipping on their Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
D. will plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
E. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
that include
imo: B
The official answer is A and the reason is "Walmart Stores" is considered singular.
My concern is if "Walmart stores" in any sentence would behave as a plural subject or is it always in a Singular form.
My concern is if "Walmart stores" in any sentence would behave as a plural subject or is it always in a Singular form.
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Option C is wrong on subject-verb agreement. "plans" refers to a verb associated with a singular noun, but "their" is a possessive pronoun representing a plural subject.melon wrote:can someone pls explain why C is wrong
The right answer IMO is A.
I think the catch here is the capitalized "S" in Stores. "Walmart Stores" is the proper noun, rather than just Walmart. So, Walmart Stores must be interpreted as a singular subject.
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