<p>QUEST 1:
A) Mr. Bruce's departure will diminish the reputation of our school like none other.
vs.
B) Nothing will diminish the reputation of our school as much as Mr. Bruces' departure will.</p>
<p>(Why is choice A incorrect?? How are you supposed to use the phrase "none other" or does that not exist?)</p>
<p>QUEST 2:
Members of the debate team, determined to hone [their] skills [in argumentation], [have been practicing] each day and [competing on] every possible occasion.</p>
<p>*Why is this no error? I thought competing on should be competing at....</p>
<p>In 1 “like none other” is wrong because you cannot tell what it is referring to, his departure or the school. In 2, competing on is a correct usage and it could also be competing at.</p>
<p>Drusba is correct. For question A, you cannot tell whether none other refers to the school being like none other or Mr. Bruce being like none other.</p>
<p>Your brain naturally fills in the meaning that makes sense to you, so this type of question is difficult.</p>
<p>Q 28) With its 13,000 islands displayed [like jewels] on a necklace [suspending] between Asia and Australia, the Republic of Indonesia [remains] one of the most beautiful and [diverse] nations on Earth.</p>
<p>THe incorrect one is [suspending]. I odn’t understnad hte meaning of this sentence and I don’t get why it has to be “suspended” instead.</p>