2012-07-02 09:00:09

A group of writers in the 1920s who wrote about their experiences in World War I were dubbed "the Lost Generation" by a fellow writer named Gertrude Stein.

A) were dubbed "the Lost Generation" by a fellow writer named Gertrude Stein.
B) was dubbed "the Lost Generation" by a fellow writer named Gertrude Stein.
C) was dubbed by Gertrude Stein, who is a fellow writer, "the Lost Generation."
D) Gertrude Stein, a fellow writer, dubbed them "the Lost Generation."
E) were dubbed "the Lost Generation" by Gertrude Stein, a fellow writer.

The correct answer is B.

Explanation: As written, this sentence contains a subject-verb disagreement. The plural verb "were" does not agree in number with its singular subject, the noun clause "a group of writers in the 1920s who wrote about their experiences in World War I." Choice (B) corrects this by replacing "were" with the singular "was."