The rising cost of government bureaucracy have made it all but impossible ... ...
The rising cost of government bureaucracy have made it all but impossible to reign in the budget deficit.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...
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Nova Grammar II: Subject-Verb Agreement
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Posted: 07/11/2012 21:11
Why is the correct answer "The rising costS?" if the word "government bureaucracy" is singular?
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Posted: 06/11/2013 08:20
You seem to be suck in grammer
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Posted: 06/11/2013 09:10
Leung, at least you should use the correct grammar to insult someone for being not good at grammar. It's: "to suck at", not "to be suck in".
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Posted: 07/18/2012 19:35
Jennifer, even if "government bureaucracy" is singular, it is ok for a singular noun to possess multiple / plural nouns.
For example: "Jennifer's bags" or "Bags of Jennifer". Jennifer is singular (there is only one of you), but you can have many bags.
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Posted: 12/04/2012 13:40
You haven't understood anything. The verb form depends on the subject. Since the verb is in plural form, also the subject should be plural. The best answer is (D).
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Posted: 12/04/2012 14:30
Federico, there is no need to be cocky even when you are correct.
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Posted: 02/11/2013 21:01
D sounds like the correct answer.
