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Difficulty: MediumSubject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

Which option correctly completes the sentence below?

"Each of the delegates who were sponsored by the international non-governmental organizations _______ expected to submit a comprehensive field report before Friday."

  1. A
    are
  2. isAnswer
  3. C
    were
  4. D
    have been

Answer

is
The subject of the main clause is the singular indefinite pronoun 'Each'. Intervening plural phrases such as 'of the delegates' or 'international non-governmental organizations' do not change the grammatical number of the subject. Therefore, the singular verb 'is' correctly completes the sentence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the grammatical head subject of the main clause.
The head subject of the sentence is the indefinite pronoun 'Each'.
The prepositional phrase 'of the delegates' and the relative clause 'who were sponsored...' are post-modifiers separating the head subject from the main verb.
2
Apply the rule of indefinite pronoun concord.
The singular subject 'Each' requires the singular verb form 'is'.
Indefinite pronouns such as 'each', 'everyone', and 'either' take singular verbs regardless of plural modifying phrases following them.

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Indefinite Pronoun Subject-Verb Agreement
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Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

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