Grammar problems

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<p>I'm stuck on some of these problems in my homework packet.
I was hoping someone could explain the answer to me if my answer was wrong.
All the word(s) in parentheses are the choices.
Thank you :)</p>

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<li>The business executive, planning to attend the conference in New Orleans, (could not) decide (whether) to travel on or (to remain) at the hotel was the (better) choice. (No error)</li>
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<p>-I chose no error.</p>

<ol>
<li>(Although) there is not the variety of plants which (are) available in the spring, (most) gardeners find the fall a good season for improving (their) gardens and shrubbery. (No error)</li>
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<p>-I also chose no error for this one.</p>

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<li>Some indoor games, (though) (much less) strenuous than football, (requires) vigorous (play and even) some physical contact.</li>
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<p>-I chose (requires) because I believe it should be changed to require.</p>

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<p>Combinate Silverturtle’s Guide with BARRON’S SAT (Green & Wolf).</p>

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<p>Silverturtle is the renowned king of grammar, but let me try these too. They are interesting.</p>

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“could not” is correct. The verb tense of “was”, the copular, is in past tense.
“whether” is correct.
“to remain” uses parallelism. Therefore it is correct.
“better” uses a comparative, which juxtaposes two entities, so it is correct.
So I think the answer is No error.</p>

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“Although” is correct.
“are” is correct. “which” refers to plants.
“most” is correct.
“their” refers to “gardeners”, so it is correct.
No error.</p>

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<p>Correct. Subject Verb Agreement.</p>

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<p>i agree with you on 1st and 3rd
but i believe, the answer to second question is B
variety of plants is singular.
Correct me if i am wrong</p>

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<p>^ Hmm that was my first guess too.
But I was thinking if plants were referred by “which”…?</p>

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<p>Correct me if I am wrong, but I think when it refers to a number it goes by what follows the ‘of’. For example : A fractions of the plants ARE…A fraction of the plant IS</p>

<p>But just wait for Silverturtle…</p>

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<p>I was confused as well, so I looked it up. Searching “variety of plants which are” in google gives 44,000 results while “variety of plants which is” gives 34.</p>

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<p><a href=“Although”>quote</a> there is not the variety of plants which (are) available in the spring, (most) gardeners find the fall a good season for improving (their) gardens and shrubbery.

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<p>From a strictly grammatical standpoint, both “are” and “is” work because the subject could be either “plants” or “variety.” However, “plants” does not logically work as the subject, so “are” is incorrect.</p>

<p>Your other two explanations look correct.</p>

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<p>Sorry for the incorrect information :slight_smile:
I learn new stuff every day.</p>

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<p>This is what I got after trying all three:</p>

<p>1.) no error- I don’t see anything wrong
2.) **- subject of ‘are’ is variety, which is singular
3.) [C]- rather easy. Games is subject, requires is the verb. Incorrect.</p>