Verb and Subject agreement

[rico16rad]

Expert please help


While asset prices soar and the cost of basic commodities like oil and iron ore remain high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.

a. same
b. remains high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.
c. remained high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.
d. have remained high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.
e. that remains high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.


Source : SC question bank from my private test tutorials.

Ya I wrote it on myself.I got this statment from Newyork times paper
So tI was trying to clear the concept behind it

[RonPurewal]

Expert please help


While asset prices soar and the cost of basic commodities like oil and iron ore remain high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.

a. same
b. remains high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.
c. remained high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.
d. have remained high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.
e. that remains high by historic standards, retail prices are barely increasing.


Source : SC question bank from my private test tutorials.

hi - i don't know what "my private test tutorials" means. does this mean that you wrote the question yourself?

if not, then you must give the ACTUAL SOURCE of the problem. that means company/publisher name.

thanks.