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In advanced English syntax and subject-verb concord, navigating complex structural anomalies requires precise application of proximity agreement, inverted subjects, coordinated nominals, and quantified expressions. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding subject-verb agreement: I. When a relative pronoun ('who', 'which', or 'that') functions as the subject of a restrictive relative clause, the number and person of the finite verb within that clause are governed strictly by the grammatical antecedent of the relative pronoun, superseding any intervening nominal or pronominal distractors (e.g., 'It is one of those administrative policies that require immediate revision'). II. When a plural noun phrase expressing a specific monetary sum, temporal duration, or aggregate measurement functions as a singular quantitative unit or collective magnitude, prescriptive syntax dictates that it must govern a plural finite verb to match its surface morphological form (e.g., 'Fifty thousand dollars were allocated for the infrastructure project'). III. When a compound subject consists of singular nominals joined by correlative conjunctions such as 'either... or' or 'neither... nor' where the pronouns represent mixed grammatical persons, standard formal prescriptive grammar requires that the verb agrees with the closer noun or pronoun in accordance with proximity agreement (e.g., 'Neither you nor I am responsible for the administrative error'). IV. When an inverted existential or locative clause places the true subject after the copular or auxiliary verb (e.g., 'There remain only fifty dollars in the emergency reserve fund'), the dummy introductory pronoun 'there' governs the verb number, ensuring that the finite verb remains singular regardless of the post-verbal plural noun phrase. Identify the option that correctly evaluates the grammatical, syntactic, and semantic validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English grammar and Agreement (linguistics) principles.
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Let us evaluate each proposition based on standard English syntax and Agreement (linguistics) rules:
- **Proposition I is valid:** In sentences containing the structure 'one of those [plural noun] that...', the relative pronoun 'that' refers back to the plural noun ('policies'), making the relative clause verb plural ('require').
- **Proposition II is invalid:** Plural noun phrases expressing an aggregate monetary sum, distance, or duration functioning as a single quantitative unit take a *singular* verb (e.g., 'Fifty thousand dollars *was* allocated...'), not a plural one.
- **Proposition III is valid:** When subjects of mixed person are joined by correlative conjunctions like 'either... or' or 'neither... nor', standard prescriptive grammar dictates proximity agreement where the verb agrees with the closer noun or pronoun (e.g., 'Neither you nor I *am*...').
- **Proposition IV is invalid:** In inverted existential sentences beginning with 'there', 'there' is merely a dummy slot filler; the true subject follows the verb and governs its number (hence, 'There *remain* only fifty dollars...', where 'fifty dollars' requires the plural 'remain').
Therefore, Propositions I and III are correct, while II and IV are incorrect.
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