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

E

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.  

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

what is the book idiot with the brocken tester