VERITAS SOLUTION
As you scan this problem for decision points, you should recognize that you're dealing with subject-verb agreement: the first word of each answer choice is either "were" or "was," and a similar "were/was" decision occurs around the middle of each choice. With that, you should attack the problem looking for the subjects of each verb.
In classic GMAT style, the testmaker includes a series of nouns in the introductory phrase "the damage caused
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As you scan this problem for decision points, you should recognize that you're dealing with subject-verb agreement: the first word of each answer choice is either "were" or "was," and a similar "were/was" decision occurs around the middle of each choice. With that, you should attack the problem looking for the subjects of each verb.
In classic GMAT style, the testmaker includes a series of nouns in the introductory phrase "the damage caused
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