The number of awards given this year to psychologists accentuate the significant gains being made in the study of the psyche of human beings.

a)
accentuate the significant gains being made

b)
accentuate the significance of gains being made

c)
accentuates the number of significant gains being made

d)
accentuates the significant gains being made

Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Question

The number of awards given this year to psychologists accentuate the significant gains being made in the study of the psyche of human beings.

a)
accentuate the significant gains being made
b)
accentuate the significance of gains being made
c)
accentuates the number of significant gains being made
d)
accentuates the significant gains being made

Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Answer

The correct answer is indeed option 'D'.

Explanation:

The given sentence is trying to convey that the number of awards given to psychologists this year is proof of the significant gains being made in the study of human psychology. Let's analyze each option to see which one conveys the intended meaning correctly.

a) accentuate the significant gains being made - This option is incorrect because it suggests that the awards are highlighting the gains that are already significant, rather than proving that significant gains are being made.

b) accentuate the significance of gains being made - This option is incorrect because it suggests that the awards are emphasizing the importance of the gains being made, rather than proving that gains are being made.

c) accentuates the number of significant gains being made - This option is incorrect because it suggests that the awards are proving the number of gains being made, rather than proving that the gains are significant.

d) accentuates the significant gains being made - This option is correct because it suggests that the awards are proving that significant gains are being made in the study of human psychology.

Hence, the correct answer is option 'D'.

Answer

First thing- Spot the subject and then use the appropriate verb with it.
Subject is 'number' (singular), so we need accentuate s.
Second- In option b) there is the word significance, which is noun form of verb and which is not accepted in GMAT.
ANS--B

Answer

I hope accentuate vs accentuates is clear.so option A OUT.

NOW SEE

X accentuates Y,SO IN DEEP GRAMMAR MEANING Y MUST BE A NOUN,AGREE?

Now see what actually the right answer should be that is “significant gains”

Now see how gmat framers try to elude us by using modifiers.

Modifier here is being made in bla bla bla.

The actual concentration must be on what can be after accentuates ,is it significance or gain ?

It’s actually gains

Now another thing THE NUMBER OF .... IS ALWAYS SINGULAR

AND A NUMBER OF .... IS ALWAYS PLURAL

BUT THEIR ARE MORE THAN ONE AWARD GIVEN AND MORE THAN ONE SCIENTISTS ARE GIVEN ,SO “THE NUMBER OF” is wrong.

One more thing in SIGNIFICANT GAIN ,THE WORD SIGNIFICANT IS ADJECTIVE

IF NOTHING COMES TO YOUR MIND THEN THEIR IS A BLIND RULE V>A>N

SO HERE SINCE NO VERB FORM IS PRESENT WE WILL GO WITH ADJECTIVE FORM AND NOT WITH NOUN FORM.

For explanation of Subject Verb Agreement click on the link given below:

Subject Verb Agreement Rules (Part 1)

https://edurev.in/studytube/subject-verb-agreement-rules--part-1-/bfa54f2e-0dd9-4356-bfbe-e61c63d59d4d_v

Answer

Subject: number - singular

Answer

Accentuais significant to be made

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