<p>A flurry of books on the market ___________
a) are inspiring homeowners to do their own repairs
b) is inspiring homeowners to do their own repairs
so, which one?</p>
<p>A...B sounds strange</p>
<p>But if the "A" were replaced with "The" then B would make sense.</p>
<p>B</p>
<p>because "a flurry" is singular. so is the word "is"</p>
<p>it helps to think of the sentence by replacing the word "flurry" with the word "group"</p>
<p>thanks. i get it now
but are "a school of" plural??? is the word "school" an exception?
thanks!</p>
<p>no it isn't... lol</p>
<p>e.g.</p>
<p>A school of fish is swimming.
A school of smart people is annoying.</p>
<p>i believe "a school of fish" is still one school.</p>
<p>yea, I'd choose B.</p>
<p>@meadow36: I'm not sure that changing "a" to "the" would make any difference.</p>
<p>depends, actually. In the US, collective nouns take singular verbs. but in the UK, I've heard people say "the team play marvelously together"</p>
<p>okay yeah I read the sentence wrong....</p>
<p>MORE QUESTIONS: GET READY.
1) Several of Jack's ___________________ after chapter headings from Moby.
A) paintings were inspired by the shapes of waves, titled
B) paints, inspired by the shapes of waves, are titled (past or present? or doesn't matter?)</p>
<p>2) Most people want the same things: _______
A) interesting and meaningful work, respect, and their own love
B) to have interesting and meaningful work, to be respected, and to be loved for themselves alone. </p>
<p>3) In the past, painters ground their own colors, ________
A) an attention to detail that is noteworthy
B) an idea that is noteworthy in showing their attention to detail</p>
<p>4) Once American films looked slick and commercial compared to European imports; _____
A) now, almost the reverse is true
B) instead, there is almost a reversal now.</p>
<p>5) Some plants use chemical signals (that repel A) insects, and (also, there B) signals help to put neighboring plants on alert (so they can C) (mount their own defenses D). E no error</p>
<p>6) (From 1566 until 1576 A) Santa Elena, now an (excavation site B) in South Carolina, was the capital of Spanish Florida; (however C), it (has become D) an English settlement by 1735. E no error.</p>
<p>7) Despite ....., the judge placed the juvenile (on A) probation for an (indecisive B) period.</p>
<p>thanks, guys.</p>
<p>no one? bumb!</p>
<p>1) (B). (A)'s wrong cuz the 'titled after chapter headings' refers to the 'shapes of waves'.</p>
<p>2) (A)</p>
<p>3) (A). (B)'s too clunky.</p>
<p>4) (B)</p>
<p>5) (B). Should be "also, their"</p>
<p>6) (D). Wrong tense. Past tense is the 1566-1576, so it should be "had become".</p>
<p>7) (B). Indecisive only used to describe people.</p>
<p>thanks, fiona. everything makes sense besides no. 4 is actually (A)
and for No.5, i made a typo.
here is No.5
Some plants use chemical signals (that repel A) insects, and (also, their B) signals help to put neighboring plants on alert (so they can C) (mount their own defenses D). E no error
For this one, someone told me that "and also" cannot go together because they both are conjugation, is that right?</p>