557. One of every two new businesses fail within two years.
(A) fail
(B) fails
(C) should fail
(D) may have failed
(E) has failed
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement + Tenses
A, C and D: Subject-verb agreement violated. One(singular) fail/may have failed/should fail(plural).
E: has failed within two years àincorrect. has failed in last two years à correct.
B: Subject-verb agreement is maintained. Hence, best choice.
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(A) fail
(B) fails
(C) should fail
(D) may have failed
(E) has failed
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement + Tenses
A, C and D: Subject-verb agreement violated. One(singular) fail/may have failed/should fail(plural).
E: has failed within two years àincorrect. has failed in last two years à correct.
B: Subject-verb agreement is maintained. Hence, best choice.
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