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Sponsors of the Olympic Games (A)who bought(A) advertising time on United States television (B)includes(B) (C)at least(C) a dozen international firms (D)whose(D) names are familiar to American consumers. (E)No error.(E)

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
This sentence illustrates a subject-verb agreement error. The subject, "Sponsors of the Olympic Games who bought advertising time on United States television," is plural; the word underlined at choice B should be "include," to match the number of the subject. The correct sentence reads: Sponsors of the Olympic Games who bought advertising time on United States television include at least a dozen international firms whose names are familiar to American consumers.

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