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<p>Test 7, #24, 26,29</p>

<p>It'd be great if you guys could help me out!</p>

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<li>Far AWAY FROM having beena die hard conservative, HOOVER WAS, some scholars NOW CONTEND, the leading progressive OF HIS DAY</li>
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<p>why is "AWAY FROM"? incorrect?</p>

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<li>ALERTED BY the nervousness and evasiveness of the witness, the jurors were quick TO PERCEIEVE that his statements were INCONSISTENT TO THOSE he had made earlier</li>
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<p>why is "Inconsistent to" incorrect?</p>

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<li>AS the archbishop of canterbury, Thomas a becket assumed AN INDEPENDENCE that was intolerable TO the king, who HAD LONG BEEN his friend</li>
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<p>I thought that "had long been" his friend was an error, i thought there should be a since in there somewhere</p>

<p>thankyou!</p>

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<ol>
<li>Far AWAY FROM having beena die hard conservative, HOOVER WAS, some scholars NOW CONTEND, the leading progressive OF HIS DAY</li>
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<p>It should just be “far from”. “FAR AWAY FROM” is redundant.</p>

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<p>It should just be “far from”. “FAR AWAY FROM” is redundant. </p>

<p>ah ok! thank you, thats what i was thinking.</p>

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<p>ALERTED BY the nervousness and evasiveness of the witness, the jurors were quick TO PERCEIEVE that his statements were INCONSISTENT TO THOSE he had made earlier</p>

<p>It should be “inconsistent with.” IDIOMATIC TYPE OF QUESTION</p>

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<p>For the third one, since would work in the sentence but that’s not a reason why “had long been” is wrong. Is there something wrong with that? The answer is no.</p>