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<pre>Any New York City construction project using municipal funds [35] ____ required to consider whether historical artifacts will be affected during construction... </pre> | <pre>Any New York City construction project using municipal funds [35] ____ required to consider whether historical artifacts will be affected during construction... </pre> | ||
A) are <br> | A) are <br>B) have been <br>C) is <br>D) were<br> | ||
B) have been <br> | |||
C) is <br> | |||
D) were<br> | |||
* the subject of the clause is "project" and not "any" or "funds" | * the subject of the clause is "project" and not "any" or "funds" | ||
** therefore, the subject-verb agreement is "project is" (third person singular conjugation "is") | ** therefore, the subject-verb agreement is "project is" (third person singular conjugation "is") | ||
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*** such use is informal and is mimicking the slurring of a noun with "is" | *** such use is informal and is mimicking the slurring of a noun with "is" | ||
*** note that since the 's causes confusion with the possessive form of the apostrophe, in written English, the subject-verb contraction is avoided | *** note that since the 's causes confusion with the possessive form of the apostrophe, in written English, the subject-verb contraction is avoided | ||
** <u>the SAT will not test this use of a contraction</u> | |||
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