Subject-Verb Agreement Revision Challenge

Very Hard Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Usage

Read the following sentence carefully:

Despite the fact that the majority of the team's members was in agreement, the decision to proceed was reluctantly accepted by the few who disagreed.

Which of the following options correctly revises the sentence to adhere to the rules of Standard English usage?

Despite the fact that the majority of the team's members were in agreement, the decision to proceed was reluctantly accepted by the few who disagreed.

Although the majority of the team's members was in agreement, the decision to proceed was reluctantly accepted by the few who disagreed.

Despite the fact that the majority of the team's members was agreeing, the decision to proceed was reluctantly accepted by the few who disagreed.

Even though the majority of the team's members are in agreement, the decision to proceed was reluctantly accepted by the few who disagreed.

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