In the field of ethnomusicology, researchers document oral traditions that are at risk of being lost. The transcription of complex polyphonic songs performed by Georgian folk ensembles _______ a deep familiarity with regional dialects and tuning systems. Without this specialized knowledge, scholars struggle to accurately represent the microtonal variations unique to each performance. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- Arequire
- requiresCevap
- Crequiring
- Dhave required
Cevap
requires
The true subject of the sentence is the singular noun 'transcription.' The phrase 'of complex polyphonic songs performed by Georgian folk ensembles' is a modifying phrase that intervenes between the subject and the verb. Because the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular. The singular present-tense verb 'requires' correctly agrees with the singular subject 'transcription.'
Adım Adım Çözüm
Anahtar Kavram
Subject-verb agreement requires matching the number of the verb with the true subject of the clause, ignoring any intervening phrases.