[Video] Q16: No change or those or these or it

Explanation for Question 16 From the Writing Section on the 2019 March Sat

For question number 16, we are looking here at 2 the following sentence. He used a full-scale replica 3 of two floors of Los Angeles is international savings building and set 4 them on the roofs of progressively taller buildings. 5 So here we're trying to figure out which pronoun is appropriate. 6 Um, the current, no change option says them, 7 them is a plural. Um, 8 so we want to make sure that whatever subject we're using and whatever pronoun 9 we're using are aligned in terms of, 10 if we have a singular subject, we have to make sure we're using a 11 singular pronoun. If we have a plural subject, 12 we have to make sure we're using a plural program. So let's figure out 13 what the subject of the sentences and this case we're talking about, 14 how Lloyd used a full-scale replica of two floors. 15 So the replica is actually the subject. 16 Um, although the two floors is plural, 17 the two floors is explaining what the rapid CLA is of the subject is 18 still the replica itself. 19 Um, and so that's that subject is actually singular. 20 One replica, the replica may have been of two floors, 21 but it's only one replica and therefore we have a singular subject. 22 So looking at our answer choices, 23 we see a, the no change option of them is a plural B 24 also plural. Those would prefer to multiples, 25 uh, and see, these also would be referring to a 26 multiple, um, or a plural subject. 27 So answer choice D it is our best answer here D is the only 28 one that presents us with a singular pronoun to match our singular subject.