<p>He was convinced that if property taxes would have rose any higher, he would have had to move to a different area
A. if property taxes would have rose
B. if property taxes would rise
C. If property taxes had risen
D. had property taxes rose
E. were propety taxes to rise</p>
<p>WIth the Louisiana Purchase, the United States acquired a* larger territory in area than, if you combined Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal*
A. larger territory in area than if you combined Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal
B. Larger territory in area than combining Britain, France Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal
C. territory larger in area than if Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal were combined
D. territory larger in area than Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal combined
E. territory larger than if the area of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal combined</p>
<p>I choose A and C but I don't know why they are wrong.</p>
<p>In number 1, is ‘any higher’ supposed to be in italics? </p>
<p>1.) C</p>
<p>(2)</p>
<p>A.wrong
B.wrong (same error as A)
C.wrong- ‘if’ is superfluous.
D.seems correct
E.wrong- the end of the option needs to read, “…Spain, and Portugal were combined.”</p>
<ol>
<li>D</li>
</ol>
<p>Nope, my bad. Why is 1 c though?</p>
<p>You usually wouldn’t say “would have rose”
Instead you would say “would have risen”</p>
<p>In technical terms, the past perfect of the verb, “to rise,” is “risen.”</p>
<p>However, this simple correction isn’t an option.</p>
<p>A. wrong (because of what I just said)</p>
<p>In the second part of the sentence, the past perfect is used, “would have had to move.” This indicates that another past tense is used. Niether choice B nor choice E use past tense.</p>
<p>A. wrong
B.wrong
C.
D.
E.wrong</p>
<p>So we are left with either D or C. D creates the same error again. It is attempting to use past perfect, “had property taxes rose.” We already said the past perfect of ‘rise,’ is “risen.” Thus, we are left with choice [C].</p>