70. After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicians.
(A) the ensemble were touted as the country’s
(B) the ensemble was touted as the country’s
(C) the country touted the ensemble like the
(D) touting the ensemble as the country’s
(E) they were touting the ensemble as the country’s
b
B – ensamble-a group-singular=was
b
Ans is B
A) The ensemble “were” – problem : Ensemble is a group, so a singular verb is require
B) Correct
C) Misplaced Modifier – The country did’nt performed
D) Misplaced Modifier
E) Misplaced Modifier
Regards
A.c.
BBBBBBBBBBBBB
The answer is B.
B
I too go for B. Group is singular here so it must be was not were. Moreover, using like and as is incorrect here in c & d
What about D?
I feel the answer is D because we have to obey the law of Parallelism.
record-shattering ,touting..
B
B
B
# B
B
B
m gonna have to say Bee