bluebook writing ??

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<p>Could anybody explain why these answers are right?</p>

<p>(the parts in parenthesis are wrong)</p>

<li><p>The department of transportation has introduced pictorial traffic signs because drivers can react to (this) more quickly than to verbal ones.</p></li>
<li><p>She claimed that the “representational” actor (is having to imitate) a character’s behavior, whereas the “presentational” actor attempts to reveal human behavior through self-understanding.</p></li>
<li><p>Far (away from) having been a diehard conservative, Hoover was, some scholars now contend, the leading progressive of his day.</p></li>
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<p>thanks!</p>

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<li><p>"This" is incorrect because it is singular but it refers to "traffic signs," wich is plural.</p></li>
<li><p>"Is having to imitate" should be changed to "has to imitate." The "is having to imitate" just sounds weird, and it doesn't follow the form of the next verb, "attempts."</p></li>
<li><p>"Away from" is incorrect because the "away" part only can refer to physical distances. It is describing a characteristic of Hoover, which is not a physical distance. It should be changed to "far from."</p></li>
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