Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 203: Answer and Explanation

Question: 203

Dental students, Tim explained, __________ reasons for pursuing the occupation.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  • A. have many
  • B. have much
  • C. had much
  • D. has many

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) The first decision is whether to use many or much. The sentence mentions "reasons," which are things that are easily countable. Many reasons is the better usage, so eliminate choices (B) and (C). Recall much is used to describe things that cannot be counted. The subject is "dental students," which is a plural noun that will require a plural verb like have. Has is a singular verb. Choice (A), then, is better than choice (D).

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