Question

The first shots of the American Revolution, fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, were, according to legend, heard around the world, but news of these shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.

(A) shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days
(B) shots that was sent by swift messenger took four days in order to reach New York City, and also another eleven days
(C) shots that were sent by swift messenger took four days to reach New York City and another eleven days
(D) shots took four days by swift messenger in order to reach New York City and another eleven days in addition
(E) shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City and another eleven days

Answer 1

E

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct way to state the the news of the shots was carried by messenger is that ...the news of these shots took four days by swift messenger to reach...

Subject and verb agreement is crucial because used incorrectly it can lead to a significant misread. It is incorrect to say that news were sent since news is a singular noun and were sent is the third person plural, past tense form of the verb send.