2014-07-14 09:00:50

The 1954 debut concert of Elvis Presley, which took place in Memphis's Overton Park and featured two performers ahead of him on the bill,  were considerably less publicized than was his debut performance on the Ed Sullivan Show two years later.

(A) were considerably less publicized than was his debut performance on the Ed Sullivan Show two years later
(B) it was considerably less publicized than was his debut performance on the Ed Sullivan Show two years later
(C) was considerably less publicized than his debut performance would be on the Ed Sullivan Show two years later
(D) was considerably less publicized than was his debut performance on the Ed Sullivan Show two years later
(E) were considerably less publicized than was his debut performance on the Ed Sullivan Show two years later

The correct answer is D
Explanation: As written, this sentence contains a verb choice error. The plural past-tense verb "were" does not agree in number with its subject, the singular "debut concert of Elvis Presley." Choice D corrects this error by changing "were" to the singular "was."