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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 341

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:121:"All newly hired employees are required to fill out the personal information form, a copy of which ______ to the contract.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:6:"attach";i:1;s:11:"is attached";i:2;s:12:"is attaching";i:3;s:10:"attachment";}}
Answer: 
b
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answer explanation: 

<p dir="ltr" style=""><span><span style="">This sentence starts with the main clause “All newly hired employees are required to fill out the personal information form,” followed by an adjective clause “a copy of which ________ to the contract.”</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><span><span style="">Let’s focus on the adjective clause “a copy of which _______ to the contract.” The subject of this adjective clause is “a copy of which,” with “which” referring to “the personal information form” in the main clause. The blank should be filled with a verb to complete this adjective clause. Thus, (D)</span><span style="">&nbsp;"attachment"&nbsp;</span><span style="">is eliminated because it’s a noun, not a verb.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><span><span style="">All the other three choices can serve as a verb. But (A) "</span><span style="">attach"</span><span style=""> is wrong for two reasons. Firstly, the subject “a copy of which” is singular but the verb “attach” is plural, which fails to follow the subject-verb agreement rule. Secondly, the verb “attach” should be used in the passive voice, not the active voice, based on the meaning of the whole adjective clause.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style=""><span><span style="">&nbsp;Similarly, (C) "is </span><span style="">attaching"</span><span style=""> is wrong because the verb “attach” is also used in the active voice. (B) "</span><span style="">is attached"</span><span style=""> is the correct answer.&nbsp;</span></span></p>