Sentence Correction

Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.

(A) Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(B) Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle.
(C) Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States.
(D) In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles.
(E) Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three.


Can someone explain the difference in sentence construction between A and D? D seems correct as well ..

I think D is correct because in choice A, it says "also."

I think this is redundant since the sentence tells you that the automobiles owners own a bicycle (we already know that they also own a bicycle, so it is not necessary to say "also")

I'm also thinking D too; it's less wordy and much clearer. What's the OA?

It should be A. becoz in D ...SV prob..Owns....and Subject is Three out...
So, it should be Plural verb.
Gramatically, A is correct.

vive i agree with your answer but isn't the subject OWNERS in this case

(D)

"three out of four owners" is a singular subject that needs a singular verb.

vivek.kapoor83 wrote:It should be A. becoz in D ...SV prob..Owns....and Subject is Three out...
So, it should be Plural verb.
Gramatically, A is correct.

A: own a bicycle.
Vivek, three ppl can not own a bicycle

It has got to be A... We need 'own' and not 'owns'...

D violates the subject verb agreement - three out of every four(plural)...owns(singular verb)

chase4meg wrote:It has got to be A... We need 'own' and not 'owns'...

D violates the subject verb agreement - three out of every four(plural)...owns(singular verb)

"three out of every four" is singular buddy

stop@800 wrote: "three out of every four" is singular buddy

Sorry, I meant - The singular "owns" does not agree with its plural subject three...owners.

chase4meg wrote:

stop@800 wrote: "three out of every four" is singular buddy

Sorry, I meant - The singular "owns" does not agree with its plural subject three...owners.

three out of every four is singular
and owns is singular

so SVA is fine

Just needed a confirmation.

Please check Eric's flashcards - page 14.

stop@800 wrote:

chase4meg wrote:

stop@800 wrote: "three out of every four" is singular buddy

Sorry, I meant - The singular "owns" does not agree with its plural subject three...owners.

three out of every four is singular
and owns is singular

so SVA is fine

i think Three ....owners...own a bicycle is rite or
three...owner owns bicycle is rite...
and
Aj ..Pls post what Eric has written ...that would do world of good for all of us.

As you say Kapoor,here it is:

V: SC: Numbers Greater than 1
Numbers greater than 1 are plural.
- “Three out of every four automobile owners
in the US also own a bicycle.”

vivek.kapoor83 wrote:i think Three ....owners...own a bicycle is rite or
three...owner owns bicycle is rite...
and
Aj ..Pls post what Eric has written ...that would do world of good for all of us.

stop@800 wrote:

chase4meg wrote:

stop@800 wrote: "three out of every four" is singular buddy

Sorry, I meant - The singular "owns" does not agree with its plural subject three...owners.

three out of every four is singular
and owns is singular

so SVA is fine

When it is using OWNERS then how it can be singular. wht do u think