SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The exhibit's centerpiece is a set of tools whose age and craftsmanship ______ remarkable for the period in which they were made.
The exhibit's centerpiece is a set of tools whose age and craftsmanship ______ remarkable for the period in which they were made.
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: C: are
The subject of the verb is "age and craftsmanship," a compound subject joined by "and," which functions as plural, calling for the plural verb *are*. *Is* and *was* are both singular and don't agree with this compound plural subject. *Has been* is also singular and additionally shifts to present perfect without any signal in the sentence for that change in tense.
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