Named for the capital of Belgium, Brussels sprouts, which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size, are immature buds shaped like tiny cabbages.
A. its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in.
B. its fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in
C. their fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in
D. their fullest growth scarcely exceed a walnut's large
E. their fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in
解释是：
The modifier "which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds . . ." contains two words--the singular pronoun "its" and the singular verb "exceeds"--that suggest that the subject of the modifier is singular. Both of these words are incorrect, since the subject of this modifier is actually the plural noun "Brussels sprouts." (A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence. (B) This choice incorrectly uses the singular pronoun "its" to refer to the plural noun "Brussels sprouts." (C) In this choice, the singular verb "exceeds" does not agree with the plural pronoun "their" (which refers to the plural subject "Brussels sprouts"). (D) The plural pronoun "their" and the plural verb "exceed" correctly refer to the plural noun "Brussels sprouts." However, the use of the phrase "scarcely exceed a walnut's large size" distorts the meaning of the original phrase "scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size." In the original, it is clear that the comparison is between the size of a Brussels Sprout and the size of a large walnut. In this choice, the comparison is changed to one between the size of a Brussels sprout and the size of any walnut, all of which, according to this choice, are large. (E) CORRECT. This choice correctly uses the plural pronoun "their" and the plural verb "exceed" to refer to the plural noun "Brussels sprouts."
求问各位大大，这个题which从句的主语和谓语动词到底是单数还是复数？exceed不是修饰growth吗？看不太懂这个句子的结构.....求大大解答..万分感谢！！！
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