correct sentence usage: please help

[vscid]

"Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue".

In this sentence is ' were' appropriate or 'was'.?

[2006]

"Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue".

In this sentence is ' were' appropriate or 'was'.?

was

[vscid]

Please Explain Why It Is 'was' And Not 'were'

[2006]

Please Explain Why It Is 'was' And Not 'were'

"was" is correct because the verb has to agree with "anger", and "anger" is singular. ("anger" is one emotion, an it)

[vscid]

This sentence is a 'sentence correction' question from GMAT practice examples.
The answer there, is contrary to what you said.
What do i trust now?

[vscid]

Actually the complete sentence is as follows:

Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.

answer options:

(A) were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(B) was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(C) were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing
(D) was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing
(E) were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal .

which is correct?

[2006]

Which one is supposed to be the correct answer?

[vscid]

A.

[2006]

A.

Well I disagree! B is correct.
The other thing wrong with A is that using "repeatedly" and "over and over again" is redundant.

[David L.]

Then the answer given in the book is a typo...or something worse. 2006 is absolutely right.