Question

questions 9 through 14 refer to the following.
bring back home ec
(1) home economics was once a popular subject in high schools across america. (2) home economics is also called “home ec.” (3) these classes taught “homemaking” skills such as sewing, cleaning, cooking, and hygiene. (4) over the years, home ec has been removed from many school curricula, but there are some valid reasons to revive it. (5) the newly revamped version of home ec, now known as family and consumer sciences (fcs), teach valuable life skills to all students and should be brought back as a required subject in high schools.
(6) decades ago, home ec classes were geared primarily toward girls, under the antiquated and incorrect assumption that women were the only ones who would need to know the “domestic arts.” (7) in fact, in 1959, only 1.3% of home ec students were boys. (8) while some of the skills taught in these courses may have been valuable, they were presented through an old - fashioned framework and reinforced sexist ideals.
(9) today’s fcs classes are more modern and no longer built around the idea that certain tasks or skills are gendered. (10) common topics include nutrition, financial literacy, and family systems. (11) these are crucial and essential concepts about which everyone should learn. (12) young adults of all genders benefit from learning things like how taxes work, where their food comes from, and how to replace a button. (13) these are issues that inevitably come up in adult life, and no student should grow up
10 mark for review
which choice is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 5?
a no change
b teaches
c to teach
d are teaching

Explanation:

The subject of the sentence is "the newly revamped version of home ec, now known as family and consumer sciences (FCS)", which is a singular noun phrase. It requires a singular verb to agree in number. The original underlined "teach" is plural, so it needs to be changed to the singular form "teaches".

Answer:

B. teaches