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NLN PAX Nursing Admission Exam

Category - Improving Sentences

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

In South Africa, the largest proportion of palladium and platinum resource are at the Bushveld Igeneous Complex.
  1. palladium and platinum resource are
  2. palladium and platinum resource is
  3. palladium and platinum resources is
  4. palladium and platinum resources are
Explanation
Answer: D - The best choice is “palladium and platinum resources are”

Palladium and platinum are two different resources; therefore, “resources” should be included in the sentence. Singular nouns agree with “is” and plural nouns agree with “are.”
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