SAT Writing

Category - Improving Sentences

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Because job prospects is lacking, millions of people are leaving Spain.
  1. is
  2. its
  3. was
  4. are
Explanation
Answer: D - The best choice is “are”

The verb “is” does not agree with the subject “job prospects.” Since the subject is plural, “are” is the appropriate form of the verb to use.
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