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Subject Verb Agreement Test Question #9

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Cherries that contain beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, are considered one of the most nutritional fruits and help relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, prevent memory loss and delay the ageing process.
A. Cherries that contain beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, are considered one of the most nutritional fruits and help relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, prevent memory loss and delay the ageing process.
B. Cherries, which contain beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, are considered to be one of the most nutritional fruits and helps relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, prevent memory loss and delay the ageing process.
C. The cherry, which contains beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, is considered one of the most nutritional fruits and helps relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, prevent memory loss and delay the ageing process.
D. The cherry, which contains beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, is considered to be one of the most nutritional fruits and helps relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, prevents memory loss and delay the ageing process.
The cherry that contains beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, is considered one of the most nutritional fruits and helps relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, preventing memory loss and delaying the ageing process.
Why is option A wrong ? Why can’t we have cherries as the plural subject instead of “The Cherry”?
Intermediate Asked on March 14, 2017 in Sentence Correction.
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A is wrong because it refers to only a specific group of cherries, not to all of them. (Only those that contain beta carotene, vitamin C etc –> this implies that there are cherries that do not contain beta carotene, vitamin C etc.)

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Expert Answered on March 14, 2017.
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