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invariable
Definition: (adjective) not changing or subject to change.
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A group of 9 friends invest equally in a business opportunity that costs $20,000. If n more friends were to take part evenly in the investment...
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So What?
Math questions involving two equations and two unknowns can usually be combined into one equation with one unknown.
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PSAT: Improving Sentences Question #2

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If the highway is widened, the maple trees that give such beauty to the summer and the fall will have to be cut down.


Question: The underlined portion of the sentence is rephrased in several different ways below. Choose the phrasing that would make the sentence the most accurate and effective. (A) represents leaving the sentence as is.

Choices:
A. that give such beauty to the summer and the fall
B. that had given such beauty to the summer and the fall
C. that makes the summer and fall so beautiful
D. which makes it so beautiful in the summer and the fall
E. that makes it so beautiful all summer and fall



The correct answer is (A).

The sentence is correct. The antecedent of "that" is "trees", so the verb must be plural -- "make" not "makes".
 
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