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Correct answer: A. A variety of books on the subject are available in the market.
- A. A variety of books on the subject are available in the market.
- B. A variety of books on the subject is available in the market.
- C. A variety of books on the subject was available in the market.
- D. A variety of books on the subject have available in the market.
Explanation
- The subject of the sentence is "A variety of books", which is a singular noun phrase, but it refers to a collection of multiple books.- In this case, the verb "are" agrees with the plural noun "books", indicating that multiple books are available in the market.This is an example of a singular noun phrase with a plural noun, where the verb agrees with the plural noun, rather than the singular phrase. This is a common construction in English, where the verb agrees with the noun that is closest to it, rather than the noun phrase as a whole.
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