Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The vaporous byproducts of human activities create gases, like carbon dioxide, which traps vast amount of heat resulting in the increase of earth's temperature, which boosts sea level, shifts seasons.

  1. traps vast amount of heat resulting in the increase of earth's temperature, which boosts sea level, shifts seasons

  2. traps vast amount of heat resulting in the increase of earth's temperature, boosts sea level, shifts seasons

  3. trap vast amount of heat resulting in the increase of earth's temperature, which boost sea level, shift seasons

  4. trap vast amount of heat resulting in the increase of earth's temperature, which boosts sea level, shifts seasons

  5. trap vast amount of heat resulting in the increase of earth's temperature, boost sea level, shift seasons

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The determining subject for the verb 'traps' is plural 'gases'. Carbon dioxide is only taken as an example. But the determining subject for the verbs 'boosts' and 'shifts' is the singular 'temperature'.