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Advanced Subject-Verb Agreement
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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 age of the mother and the daughter, who are similarly grayed, are difficult to determine precisely.
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who are similarly grayed, is difficult to determine precisely
💡 Explanation:
The subject is 'the age', which is singular. Therefore, it will take a singular verb. Hence, (3) is the answer.