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Aptitude Test Topic: Sentence Correction

This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part.

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This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

This question tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error.

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Sentence Correction: Subject Verb Agreement Practice MCQ

Question Statement:

A ground-breaking report written by a major group of scientists has indicated that much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from polluted rain water and irresponsible chemical dumping by large corporations.

much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from

much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans come from

many of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from

much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harming humans come from

many of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans come from

Explanation:

Correct Answer: E

There are two major issues with the sentence as it was originally written:
(1) This sentence improperly uses much to describe a countable quantity (i.e., pollutants) when many should be used instead. In proper English, much is used for uncountable quantities (e.g., much of the water) while many is used for countable quantities (e.g., many apples, many gifts).
(2) The subject of the sentence (untraceable pollutants, which is plural) does not agree with the verb of the sentence (comes, which is singular).
A. Much is wrongly used to describe a countable quantity when many should be used instead; the subject (pollutants) does not agree with the verb (comes)
B. Much is wrongly used to describe a countable quantity when many should be used instead
C. the subject (pollutants) does not agree with the verb (comes)
D. Much is wrongly used to describe a countable quantity when many should be used instead; the phrase to kill fish and harming humans is not parallel (i.e., to kill is not parallel with harming, which should be harm)
E. Many is correctly used with a countable quantity; the subject and verb are both plural

Question: 1 Test: 7 of 7 Next Test

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You are taking Aptitude Test No. 7

Each aptitude test is comprised of 10 except the last test which might have fewer than 10 in some topics.

You are at question (MCQ) number 1 and Test Number 7 of Sentence Correction: Subject Verb Agreement. To deal with Sentence Correction questions, you must take lesson on the subject. In case of science and Art subjects revise your text books and in case of general aptitude topics take lessons from the topic page.

The question:

A ground-breaking report written by a major group of scientists has indicated that much of the .... with options: much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from , much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans come from , many of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from , much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harming humans come from can be solved with the concepts and understanding of Sentence Correction.