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1. The military history of France represent an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories, not to mention modern-day France.

A. represent an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories

B.    represents an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories

C.    represents an amalgam of conflicts and struggles; they encompass over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories

D.    represents an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and its overseas territories

E.     represent an amalgam of conflicts and struggles which are encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and its overseas territories

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The military history of France represent an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories, not to mention modern-day France. 

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Grammar issue presented: subject /verb agreement

The subject of the sentence is singular: military history, and a singular verb must follow.

The pronoun their 'is plural, but refers to Europe, which is a singular subject.

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A.     represent an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories
       represent (plural verb form); their (plural pronoun)
Agree: NO

B.    represents an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories
represents (singular verb form); their (plural pronoun)
Agree: NO

C.    represents an amalgam of conflicts and struggles; they encompass over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and their overseas territories
represents (singular verb form); their (plural pronoun)
Agree: NO

D.    represents an amalgam of conflicts and struggles encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and its overseas territories
represents (singular verb form); its (singular pronoun)
Agree: = YES
Additional errors? NO

E.     represent an amalgam of conflicts and struggles which are encompassing over 2,000 years and spanning areas including much of Europe and its overseas territories
represent (plural verb form); its (singular pronoun)
Agree: NO  

(D) is correct because it is the only choice in which there are proper subject/verb agreement and proper pronoun agreement.

 
 
 


Q.1 Medium


Q.2 Medium