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Standard English ConventionsHardPlural verb for results across a which-clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

The results of the survey, which took a year to complete, ____ published yesterday.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. wereCorrect
  2. B. was
  3. C. is
  4. D. has been

Answer: A. were

The subject is results, plural; survey and the which-clause are asides.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. was
Agrees with survey.
C. is
Singular and present.
D. has been
Singular.

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