<p>Anne Tyler's novel The Accidental Tourist (A. features) a character (B. whose) obsession (C. with saving) time and money (D. are) absurd, yet somehow plausible. </p>
<p>The wrong answer is D, but I need an explanation. Thank you.</p>
<p>D is the right answer because of subject-verb agreement. “Obsession” is the subject, so “is” should be the verb as opposed to “are”.</p>
<p>ugh, wheres the confusing grammar question? D is pretty straightforward, obsession is singular</p>
<p>It is separated by a prepositional phrase. Otherwise, it’s very straightforward</p>
<p>obsession is a singular word. After the prep, (with) you ignore the rest.</p>