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(A) little water or nutrients exist - This option incorrectly suggests that both “little water” and “nutrients” are plural, but “little” indicates a singular amount of a non-count noun.

(B) little water or nutrients exists - This option incorrectly suggests that “little water” is singular but “nutrients” is plural, which doesn’t agree with the singular verb “exists.”

(C) few nutrients and little water exists - This option uses “few,” which correctly indicates that “nutrients” is a plural count noun, but the verb “exists” should be plural “exist” to agree with the compound subject “few nutrients and little water.”

(D) there is little available water or nutrients available - This option repeats “available” unnecessarily and the verb “is” does not agree with the plural “nutrients.”

(E) there are few nutrients and little available water - This option correctly uses “there are” to agree with the plural “nutrients”
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Statistics : Posted by cdrectenwald • on 01 Jan 2024, 01:30 • Replies 1 • Views 163

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