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Select the correct option: So fragile __ the talks that one disclosure could sabotage them.

1. are
2. were
3. is
4. was

Correct answer: were

Solution

The sentence uses inversion for emphasis: "So fragile were the talks..." The subject "the talks" is plural, so the correct verb is "were."

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