SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The novel's ending, along with several plot threads left unresolved in the middle chapters, ______ frustrated many longtime readers of the…
The novel's ending, along with several plot threads left unresolved in the middle chapters, ______ frustrated many longtime readers of the series.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Answer and explanation
Answer: D: has
The sentence's grammatical subject is "the novel's ending," a singular noun; "along with several plot threads left unresolved" is a parenthetical phrase that adds information without changing the number of the true subject, calling for the singular *has*. *Have*, *were*, and *are* are all plural, incorrectly treating the parenthetical plot threads as part of a compound subject instead of as a modifying phrase attached to the singular main subject.
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