Anyone still up? Have some writing Qs

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<p>Hmm some level 5 questions that I have no clue how it's wrong (Or what the correct version would be) Can someone help me out?</p>

<p>Determined to make a name for herself as a writer of most short stories, Helen never submits anything to an editor until revising it several times</p>

<p>Early rock and roll music, like jazz and the blues, celebrated characteristics of urban life that was once only disparaged: loud, repetitive city sounds were reproduced as raucous melodies and insistent rhythms.</p>

<p>The Roman poet Virgil is highly esteemed today for his epic poem, The Aeneid, yet on his deathbed he himself sought to prevent its publication on the grounds of not being sufficiently polished.</p>

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<p>I think the third one is missing an “it”</p>

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<ol>
<li>until she has revised (idk how it’s wrong… it’s just awkward)</li>
<li>were once (the subject is characteristics, so the verb needs to be plural)</li>
<li>idk… it is awkward though.</li>
</ol>

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<p>i did the first one wrong too. but i believe that it should be “having revised” to show the past perfect tense.
the second one should be “were once” coz it is not “urban life” that “was disparaged”. instead it should be “the characteristics” that “were disparaged”.
the third one, in my opinion, should be “on the ground of its not being”.</p>

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<p>The 3rd one requires “it”. Without this word, “not being sufficiently polished” could refer to Virgil, which is wrong.</p>

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<p>For 3, shouldn’t it be ‘its’ (possessive) as it is in front the gerund?</p>

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<p>mcpheevn is 100% correct for the third one. </p>

<p>The first one is “…until she revises…”</p>

<p>And the second one someone already mentioned is also correct.</p>

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<p>I think the third one is prevent from</p>

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<p>Andora is correct;
the last question is… " prevent its publication on the grounds FROM not being sufficiently polished. " Prevent from!</p>

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<p>1st question in regard to “revising” :
Even though we know that Helen is the only person who would “revising it several times,” in this question “revising” is an ambiguous modifier; who is revising? Helen? Her teacher? Her friend? The correct answer is “until she revises…” as fresh101 stated.</p>

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<p>The 1st question should be changed to “has revised” because it said “until”, which indicated a past-tense.
The 2nd question should be changed to “were once” because it is describing characteristics of urban life.
Finally, the last question should be revised to “not having been” because Virgil on his deathbed is a past action.</p>

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<p>3 isn’t directly giving the meaning of who/what from getting the publication sufficiently polished.</p>