GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | The Acts of Trade and Navigation, passed by Parliament to

Hi - for E, isnt "were" a problem ...

The Acts of Trade and Navigation --- isnt this singular ?

I think of this as a collective noun as its its most probably one charter with different points (acts) .... any thoughts on this being a singular noun and not a plural one, which will eliminate E ?

Also even if it was plural, E then has an issue with the green below

Hence E is a safe elimination


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The Acts of Trade and Navigation, passed by Parliament to protect British trade
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