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Zorluk: OrtaSubject-Verb Agreement

In cognitive neuroscience, the mapping of neural pathways involved in semantic processing ______ significantly to our understanding of language acquisition. By observing how these pathways activate during communication tasks, researchers can pinpoint the precise regions of the brain that decode complex linguistic structures.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A
    contribute
  2. contributesCevap
  3. C
    contributing
  4. D
    have contributed

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The choice stating 'contributes' is the correct answer.
The correct answer is the singular verb 'contributes' because it agrees with the singular subject 'the mapping'. The intervening prepositional phrase 'of neural pathways involved in semantic processing' contains plural nouns, but these do not change the number of the subject.

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1
Identify the subject of the clause containing the blank.
The subject is the singular noun phrase 'the mapping'.
The phrase 'of neural pathways involved in semantic processing' is a prepositional phrase modifying the main noun 'mapping' and does not affect the subject's number.
2
Select the verb form that agrees with the singular subject.
The singular verb 'contributes' is selected.
A singular subject requires a singular verb in the present tense to ensure subject-verb agreement.

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