Erica Meltzer - Cumulative Review #3 - Q14

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Hey guys,

The question in the title goes as follows:

“Between 1903 and 1913, the British suffragettes, a group devoted to helping women win the right to vote, resorted to increasingly extreme measures to make their voices heard”

In the question, Meltzer seems to emphasize that the British Suffragettes was a group, which would then make the sentence incorrect. In this case, “their” should be replaced with “its” because it is a singular organization… right? However, it seems that the “their” (at least from Meltzer’s point of view) agrees with the British Suffragettes. How should this question be approached? Any help is very appreciated. Thanks!

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PS: The question was deemed right if I was at all ambiguous.

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The subject is “suffragettes” which is a plural noun. If a question like this comes up on the SAT, your best bet is to ignore the nonessential clause

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^^ Exactly. The reference to “group” has nothing to do with subject and verb. You can take that clause out of the sentence entirely for grammatical purposes.

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Thank you guys.

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as the sentence which include groups is inserted in between the comma;its considered as a non-essential clause and therefore should be ignored.