Although Samantha (was) the (least experienced) violinist in the competition, her final performance was more (brilliantly) executed (than any) of her competitors. Answer:D
is “any” usually wrong when used in comparisons?
No (sooner) had the plane’s wheels (touched) the ground (when) i heard the chimes of cell phones (throughout) the cabin. (no error)
the answer is (when) but why is that so? what kind of error is this???
Is not because… but because an idiom or can because be omitted?
ex:
Guitarist Jimi Hendrix and Robert Fripp shook left hands when they first met not because both were left handed but (Hendrix had his right arm) in a sling.
a) same
b) Hendrix’s right arm was
d)because Hendrix’s right arm was
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the irish author Samuel Beckett originally wrote his most famous play, ‘Waiting for Godot’, in (French, but one might assume it to be) English.
a)same
b)French, not, as one might assume in
c)French; although one might assume it was
answer was (b) and i got it right but was confused. why can’t (a) and (c) work?
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A regressive tax is (when a tax) imposes a heavier burden on low-income taxpayers than on high-income tax payers.
a) same
c)a tax where it
d)one that
i know why (a) is wrong bc tax cannot impose but what are the differences between (c) and (d)… aren’t those both using ambiguous pronouns which are “one” and “it”?
inspired by a love of birds, Nancy Yi Fan (has begun to write) her novel ‘Snowbird’ when she was in fifth grade.
a)same
d)began writing
why doesn’t has begun work in this case? is it because the action was presumably ended in past? can i get explanations for difference between has and simple past?
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A native New Yorker, Gloria Naylor’s first novel won an American Book Award in 1983.
A. A native New Yorker, Gloria Naylor’s first novel
B. A native New Yorker, the first novel by Gloria Naylor
C. The first novel by native New Yorker Gloria Naylor
D. Gloria Naylor, a native New Yorker, wrote her first novel thus having
E. Gloria Naylor wrote her first novel and the native New Yorker
The answer here is C but then I don’t understand how the novel would win an award?
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The charges against the organization are being investigated by a (committee, it includes) several senators. why its correction is (committee that includes) not as it is.
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Section 10 #10
(One of the most charming fishing villages on Galway Bay, Kinvara’s appeal) lies in its sheltered harbor and traditional seafaring atmosphere.
(A) the same
(B) One of the Galway Bay’s most charming fishing villages, the appeal of Kinvara
(C) The appeal of Kinvara, one of the most charming fishing villages on Galway Bay,
I could easily eliminate the answer choice D and E but what are the differences between choice A,B and C? The answer to this Q was C.
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Now that Michiko (A) FINSIHED the research, she feels B )REASONABLY CONFIDENT C) ABOUT WRITING her paper on the D) RISE OF the progressive movement in the United States.
The answer explanation says it has to be Now that Michiko has finished the research because it continues until the present. But shouldn’t the answer be “had finished” since she’s literally finished with it?
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some critics insist that aleksandr solzhenitsyn, although a great humanitarian, is only a mediocre writer.
a)although a great humanitarian, is only a mediocre writer.
b)despite great humanitarianism, is only mediocre when judged as to writing
c) even when being judged a great humanitarian, is a mediocre writer only
d)even when noted for his great humanitarianism, only a mediocre writer
e)while being a great humanitarian, but only a mediocre writer
New research indicates that regular aerobic exercise can improve brain performance by its boosting of memory and cognitive processing speed.
a)performance by its boosting of
b)performance by boosting of
c)performance by boosting
d)performance, its boost of
e)performance, it boosts
A human amazed the world in 2004 [by winning] the Man versus Horse Marathon, [it] has pitted hundreds of people [against] horses every year [year since] 1980. [ No error]
i picked (B) becausee of the run on but i don’t know what should be replaced with it !
Nylon, created wholly out of inorganic chemicals, was the world’s first truly synthetic fiber when it was introduced in 1938.
(A) created wholly out of
(B) wholly created through using
(C) it was created wholly from
(D) which has been created wholly of
(E) out of which it was created from
(To create) a pen name, Theodor Seuss Geisel used his middle name and, because his father (had always wanted) him (to become) a doctor, (added) the title “Dr.” (No error)