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In a co-publication agreement, ownership of both the material and its means of distribution are equally shared by the parties.

(A)NO CHANGE
(B)...
(C)...
(D)...
(E)...
(F)...
*This question is included in Nova Grammar II: Subject-Verb Agreement, question #3

The solution is

Posted: 05/04/2012 12:53
Something is wrong here. First it tells me I'm wrong, then it tells me A is right, then it tells me A is wrong. Is this a glitch? See the screenshot
Posted: 05/04/2012 13:58
Nick, the right answer is C. It is a glitch that has been fixed but is waiting for Apple to approve.
Posted: 07/11/2012 21:13
Isn't equally an adverb since it modified 'shared' and don't adverbs go after the verb that they modify?
Posted: 07/18/2012 19:33
Jennifer, yes, "equally" is an adverb. Adverbs don't always go after the verb. Sometimes they go before the verb being modified.

I love hot dog and hamburger equally. I equally love hot dog and hamburger.
Posted: 09/06/2012 00:27
Both E and C sound right to me. What makes E the correct answer?
Posted: 09/07/2012 20:01
Actually, E is not the correct answer, because the subject is "ownership", which is singular, so the corresponding verb should be singular too: "is", not "are". The Correct Answer's explanation does a good job explaining this. Please read it prior to posting. Thanks.
Posted: 12/04/2012 13:49
Wait a second... The main part is "the material AND its means of distribution". This is MORE THAN ONE thing, so shouldn't (A) be seen as the right answer?
Posted: 09/27/2014 12:34
Ownership of blah blah is shared...
Ownership is shared...
Posted: 01/08/2015 15:10
C and D are the same thing so how is d not right
Posted: 01/14/2015 20:09
Reply: D is different from C
And D says "their's" instead of "it's" -which is wrong (D)

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