BB Writing p.537 #7 / p.539 #21

<h1>7:</h1>

<p>Isn't 'wit' singular, in which case the verb should be singular? Or is 'wit' actually the plural form?</p>

<p>The poem's colorful images and its verbal wit give the reader pleasure.
(A) give the reader pleasure
(B) please the one who is reading
(C) gives pleasure to the one who reads
(D) give one pleasure in the reading of it
(E) gives one pleasure in reading it</p>

<h1>21:</h1>

<p>What is wrong in B? I don't understand...</p>

<p>The new system, which <a href="A">U</a> uses remote cameras
<a href="B">U</a> in the catching of <a href="C">U</a> speeding motorists,
<a href="D">U</a> may undermine the police department's authority.</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

<p>7:
wit is singular by itself the but the subject of the sentence is the poem's images and wit, which would make the verb plural. so i think i would pick a for that one.</p>

<p>21:
instead of in i think you would say "for". just a hunch.</p>

<p>Hmm, thanks for replying. The thing is when a subject has both a singular entity and a plural entity, the verb has to agree with the subject nearest to it, which in this case is 'wit' (haha, sorry, but I just learned this in English!) So I'm confused..</p>

<p>And I see what you mean for #21. headdesk :P</p>

<p>ETA: Oh, crap! I just looked it up in my grammar book, and that rule only applies when the subjects are joined by or or nor... my bad.. thx!</p>