Question

in most cases, the subject of a sentence should not be distanced from the main verb by a phrase or clause. which sentence best follows the guideline above? the concert, if you fail to prepare adequately, is unlikely to be successful. darya, since she has been playing piano for ten years, excels at the instrument. since he was feeling sick, jason missed his trumpet lesson, but he will reschedule it. the marching band competition, if it happens despite the weather, should last about three hours.

Explanation:

Se analiza cada opción para verificar que el sujeto y el verbo principal no estén separados por una frase o cláusula:

1. En la primera opción, el sujeto "The concert" y el verbo "is" están separados por la cláusula "if you fail to prepare adequately".
2. En la segunda opción, el sujeto "Darya" y el verbo "excels" están separados por la cláusula "since she has been playing piano for ten years".
3. En la tercera opción, el sujeto "Jason" y su verbo principal "missed" no están separados por una frase/cláusula entre ellos; la cláusula introductoria "Since he was feeling sick" está antes del sujeto.
4. En la cuarta opción, el sujeto "The marching band competition" y el verbo "should last" están separados por la cláusula "if it happens despite the weather".

Answer:

C. Since he was feeling sick, Jason missed his trumpet lesson, but he will reschedule it.