<p>1) "By Painting them" this afternoon, the walls would be completely dry by tomorrow evening.</p>
<p>(A) By painting them
(B) If they would have been painted
(C) Were they to be painted
(D) After painting them
(E) They would be painted</p>
<p>2) Of the (more than) 50 (entries) in the high school science fair, Sarah's project (was) declared (more innovative) by the panel of six judges (No Error)</p>
<p>why is the answer "D" ? I thought it was E</p>
<p>D because its MOST innovative, you’re comparing more than 2, there are 50 entires.</p>
<p>and 1 should be C i believe… idk, i remember getting this one wrong as well.</p>
<p>number 2 is D, ur right</p>
<p>But i can’t rationalize 1, i can’t see how it’s different from B, which, i think is correct</p>
<p>what is they referring to? Idk its def not A, D, or E. its either B or C. C sounds more correct to me…</p>
<p>For 1, C is the answer.</p>
<p>Choice (C) uses a subject verb inversion. You can reread the sentence as “If they were to be painted this afternoon, the walls would be completely dry by tomorrow evening,” which makes sense.</p>
<p>Choice (B) is wrong because when you’re talking about something that didn’t happen the past you use the past perfect tense with the “if” clause. It should read, “If the walls had been painted this afternoon, they would be dry by tomorrow evening.”</p>
<p>Right: If I had not drunk so much, I would not have crashed the car.
Wrong: If I would not have drunk so much, I would not have crashed the car.</p>
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The pronoun’s antecedent (also known as the"referent") can actually come after the pronoun. With choice (C), “they” refers to “walls.”</p>
<p>yeah i realized that when i decided C was the choice… lol</p>