confusing writing questions

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<li>[One result of the fire department's new contract is that they can no longer offer overtime pay on weekends.]
a. one result of the fire department's new contract is that they can no longer offer overtiem pay on weekends.
b. as one result of its new contract, the fire department can no longer offer overtime pay on weekends
c. one result of the fire department's new contrct is that overtime pay on weekends can no longer be offered to them.
d. the fire department's new contract results in their no longer being able to offer them overtime pay on weekends.
e. one result of the fire department's new contract are that offering overtime pay on weekend is no longer possible.</li>
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<p>answer is b. Im so confused between b and c.:/</p>

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<li>For (A)WE students, concern about (B)IMPENDING tuition hikes was even (C)MORE ACUTE THAN (D)APPREHENSION ABOUT final exams (E)No Error.</li>
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<p>answer is a....</p>

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<li>Walt Disney's first success was his third Mickey Mouse film, in which Disney produced a cartoon with [sound, and Mickey was made to talk.]
a. sound, and Mickey was made to talk
b. sound, and making Mickey talk.
c. sound, with the result being Mickey talking
d. sound in where Mickey talks
e. sound and made Mickey talk</li>
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<p>answer is e...</p>

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<li>Neither Ms.Perez (A)NOR ms.tanaka (B)BELIEVES that watching as much television as (C) HER son sam does (D)WILL LEAD to anything productive. (E) No Error</li>
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<p>answer is c....</p>

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<li>(A)THERE IS (B)PROBABLY NO story (C)MORE DRAMATIC (D)THAN BASEBALL'S great hitter and right fielder, Hank Aaron. (E)No Error.</li>
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<p>answer is d..</p>

<p>so the capitalized words are the ones that are underlined.
please explain why they are the answer and what i should put instad of the wrong answers.
i will really appreciate it!!! :)</p>

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<p>1)
c. one result of the fire department’s new contract is that overtime pay on weekends can no longer be offered to them.</p>

<p>Who does “them” refer to? “The fire department” is singular, so “the fire department” must be repeated.</p>

<p>2)
it should be “for us students,” not “for we students”
“we” is a subject, “us” is an object
“i” is a subject, “me” is an object
you wouldn’t say “for i,” but you would say “for me”</p>

<p>3)
‘Disney produced a movie and made Mickey talk,’ not ‘Disney produced a movie and Mickey was made to talk’</p>

<p>keep it CONSISTENT</p>

<p>correct: something did x, and did y
incorrect: something did x, and y was done</p>

<p>4) Who does “her” refer to, Ms. Perez or Ms. Tanaka? It’s not clear, so the name that “her” refers to must be repeated.</p>

<p>5) There is probably no story more dramatic than Hank Aaron? The sentence means to say that there is probably no story more dramatic than the story of the person. So the answer should be “than the story of baseball’s…” not “than baseball’s…” Make sure that the 2 things being compared can actually be compared logically</p>

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<p>thank you so much. ur explanation was very helpful :)</p>