One Sentence, Two Errors?

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<p>Sugar-free candy, though not as healthy as fruit, are the snacks of choice for people on a diet.</p>

<p>Subject: Sugar-free candy (singular)
Linking verb: are (plural)</p>

<p>Clearly, are has to be changed to is. </p>

<p>But what about "snacks of choice"? Isn't that also incorrect - "snacks of choice" is plural, and it refers to "sugar-free candy," which is singular.</p>

<p>Are there really two errors in this sentence? Or am I just delusional?</p>

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<p>I was going to say exactly this but it doesnt make sense Snacks (plural)</p>

<p>Is there a no error choice because two errors dont seem resonable on a sat test</p>

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<p>I think it is no error because there is no error? Candy can be plural or singular and in this case, it can very well be plural.</p>

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<p>sa0209: The answer is B (according to the book). Here’s the explanation:</p>

<p>Whenever you see a verb, check to see if it agrees with the subject. IN this case, the subject is sugar-free candy, which is singular, so the verb are should be is. (A) and (C) are idiomatically correct. (D) uses the correct preposition.</p>

<p>realityisadream: I agree, “snacks of choice” doesn’t make any sense. It really seems as if both B and C are incorrect in this sentence.</p>

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<p>Well I agree with ^^^ but it sounds really weird is snacks of choice… thats REALLY WEIRD ??</p>

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<p>I spy 3 errors. </p>

<p>Sugar-free candy, though not as healthy as fruit, are the snacks of choice for people on diets.</p>

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<p>^I was contemplating that too, but I think that more than 1 person can be on the same diet.</p>

<p>It’s time to summon silverturtle :o.</p>

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<p>Since candy is singular, are must be is and snacks must be snack. As IceQube pointed out, the singularity of diet is justifiable from the perspective that multiple people may share a diet; since we are to give the benefit of the doubt to sentences as they are written, then, on a diet is not an error but is nonetheless characteristic of bad question writing.</p>

<p>So the sentence contains two errors, making it problematic.</p>

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<p>^Thanks for confirming :)! </p>

<p>And I love your guide, silverturtle!</p>

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<p>I believe this is not from the Blue Book? Hence the mistake :)</p>

<p>What book did you use?</p>

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<p>Gosh I hate Kaplan. I just did that question and I thought the book was insane</p>

<p>@nothingto: it’s Kaplan</p>