confusing SAT writing question

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<p>(("Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and
improve services, he")) failed to keep either of them after
the election.</p>

<p>(A) Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes
and improve services, he
(C) Although the candidate made promises both to cut
taxes and improve services, he</p>

<p>I don't understand why the answer is C
help please! I'm getting screwed over by the SATs</p>

<p>EDIT:
((Obviously)A), Whistler’s paintings, ((unlike Klee)B), are
((conventional in)C) ((their)D)
subject matter. No error</p>

<p>oh and this one too. the answers B</p>

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<p>The condition known as laryngitis ((usually causes)A) the vocal cords and surrounding tissue to swell, ((thus)B) preventing the cords ((to move)C) ((freely)D).
No error</p>

<p>answer is C</p>

<p>confusing o_O</p>

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<p>I’m not sure about your first question, could you check if you copied it wrong or something? I’m thinking you copied choice C wrong… </p>

<p>as for the second:
it’s bad comparison. You can’t compare Whistler’s paintings with Klee.</p>

<p>The third:
unidiomatic. You can only say: prevent something from, NOT prevent something to.</p>

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<p><a href=“(%22Although%20the%20candidate%20promised%20both%20to%20cut%20taxes%20and%0Aimprove%20services,%20he%22)”>quote</a> failed to keep either of them after
the election.</p>

<p>(A) Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes
and improve services, he
(C) Although the candidate made promises both to cut
taxes and improve services, he

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haha this is a funny one
it’s not so much ungrammatical as it is illogical (same difference?), but the candidate can’t fail to keep something the subordinate clause does not name. The As is choice says that he performed an action (promised); letter C’s subordinate clause means the same thing but it introduces the noun “promises,” which the candidate can fail to keep.</p>

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<p>oh… I see. Keep a promise, not keep an action.
thanks, that helped. That would’ve so gotten me.</p>

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<p>1st one isn’t that hard once you understand the rule.</p>

<p>[A] is incorrect because the verb ‘promise’ is being used as a noun in the second clause. Obviously you can’t do this, so [A] is wrong. Choice [C] changes ‘promise’ from a verb to a noun. Promise is functioning as a noun in the second clause, so choice [C] works.</p>

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<p>Hey, I have few questions, and I hope you can help me.
I’m confused if choice [C] is right because there is a 'both … and … ', and the two parts, ‘to cut taxes’ and ‘improve services’ are not parallel.</p>

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<p>but can “both to cut taxes and improve services” be “they”???</p>

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<p>I think" to" is omitted</p>