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James Greaves, author and painter, are now in Atlanta on a book-signing tour.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
James Greaves, author and painter, are now in Atlanta on a book-signing tour.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
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The correct option is C is
Our subject in the given sentence is James Greaves. Author and painter are not separate subjects, but simply a phrase that tells us more about the subject. Therefore, we need a singular verb to agree with our singular subject. In the given sentence, we have 'are' which is a plural verb, we need to change that to a singular verb (this rules out option D). From the given options, only option C has a singular verb: is, which makes it the correct option. Verbs mentioned in options A and B are plural in nature and hence would not work in the given context.
Our subject in the given sentence is James Greaves. Author and painter are not separate subjects, but simply a phrase that tells us more about the subject. Therefore, we need a singular verb to agree with our singular subject. In the given sentence, we have 'are' which is a plural verb, we need to change that to a singular verb (this rules out option D). From the given options, only option C has a singular verb: is, which makes it the correct option. Verbs mentioned in options A and B are plural in nature and hence would not work in the given context.
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