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Which of the following verb combinations correctly completes the sentence below in accordance with standard rules of subject-verb agreement?

'The chief auditor, in collaboration with the forensic accountants, ________ that the board of directors ________ split over the proposed financial restructuring.'

  1. maintains / areCevap
  2. B
    maintain / is
  3. C
    maintain / are
  4. D
    maintains / is

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The option containing 'maintains / are' correctly completes the sentence.
The correct answer combines 'maintains' and 'are'. The singular verb 'maintains' agrees with the singular head noun 'chief auditor' despite the intervening prepositional phrase 'in collaboration with the forensic accountants'. In the second clause, the plural verb 'are' is required because the collective noun 'board of directors' is divided in opinion, as indicated by the word 'split'.

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1
Identify the head noun of the first clause and evaluate parenthetical modifiers.
The subject is 'The chief auditor' (singular). The phrase 'in collaboration with the forensic accountants' is a prepositional modifier and does not alter the grammatical number of the subject.
Parenthetical expressions introduced by 'in collaboration with', 'along with', or 'as well as' are grammatically isolated from the main subject.
2
Select the correct verb form for the first gap.
The singular verb form 'maintains' must be used.
A singular subject requires a singular verb.
3
Analyze the collective noun and context in the second clause.
The subject is 'the board of directors' (collective noun) followed by the predicate 'split over the proposed financial restructuring'.
When a collective noun performs an action as separate individuals or experiences internal division, it requires a plural verb.
4
Select the correct verb form for the second gap.
The plural verb form 'are' must be used.
The adjective 'split' signals that the board members are divided in opinion.

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Subject-Verb Concord with Parenthetical Modifiers and Notional Concord of Collective Nouns
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Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

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