English NMDCAT

Bread and butter' functions as a singular unit representing a single meal, so it takes a singular verb.

The subject is 'quality' (singular), not 'apples'. 'Is' is the correct singular verb.

This corrects a dangling modifier; the original sentence implied the trees were walking.

Parallelism requires that a list of items share the same grammatical form (gerunds: reading, swimming, playing).

Parallelism requires the same verb tense in both parts of the 'not only... but also' construction ('did finish' and 'edited').

The sentence structure requires a main verb that matches the past tense established by 'worked' and 'studied'.

Parallel structure is maintained by using the gerund form for all three activities.

It's' (it is) requires an apostrophe. A semicolon is correctly used to join two independent clauses.

Intervening phrases like 'including the captain' do not affect the subject ('team'), which is singular.

Should have' (or should've) is the correct auxiliary verb form; 'of' is incorrect. 'Gone' is the correct past participle.

Who's' (Who is) is required to ask the question. 'Whose' denotes possession.

One' is the subject (singular). 'Who passed' modifies students. 'One... is' is correct.

Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and always takes a singular verb.

In 'neither/nor' constructions, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Since 'assistants' is plural, the verb must be 'were'.

Collective nouns like 'committee' take a singular verb when acting as a single unit.

Data' is the plural of 'datum' and requires a plural verb, 'are'.

Blinking lights' is a visual image, appealing to the sense of sight.

Clandestine means kept secret or done secretively, especially because it is illicit.

The text says: 'Breakfast is served from 7 AM to 9 AM.'