GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment

A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

'AND' always makes the subject plural as it joins two or more nouns together making the main subject as compoundsubject.

A surge in new home sales ANDa drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest (plural verb) that (acts as a connector)the economy might not be as weakas some analysts previously thought.

Correct idioms: as...........as (correctly
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