Grrrr-ammar Problems.

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<p>*14. Even his closest friends believe that the candidate is unethical, ( ) may cause him to lose the election.
C: which they acknowledge that this lack of integrity
D: and they acknowledge that this lack of integrity *</p>

<p>I can't choose between C and D. They both sound fine. But D is the correct answer! Why? Also what kind of error is this?</p>

<p>*19. The strange, nonsensical songs of the Icelandic rock group singer Sigur Ros ( ) the band to join Radiohead's European concert tour.
D. impressed Tho Yorke to where he invited
E. so impressed Thom Yorke that he invited *</p>

<p>I picked D :(. I don't understand why E is correct. What kind of error is this?</p>

<p>**20. The Romans occupied Britain in the first century A.D. BUT, PERHAPS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING FEROCITY OF GERMANIC INVASIONS, ultimately abandoned the island in 410.</p>

<p>(A) A.D. but, perhaps because of the increasing ferocity of Germanic invasions, ultimately abandoned the island in 410
(D) A.D., but ultimately abandoning the island in 410 perhaps because of the increasing ferocity of Germanic invasions **</p>

<p>I picked D. The answer is A! What's the problem with D? And also what kind of error is this?</p>

<p>*28. It is (imperative that)(A) the government not censor this exhibit, (no matter how)(B) offensive the images (may be)(C), but (continues to protect)(D) artists' freedom of expression. NO ERROR (E) *</p>

<p>It's D. But I don't understand the "plural" subject here. I thought government was singular! How is it plural? And how can you tell if a subject is plural??</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<li><p>deals with relative pronouns and noun and adjective clauses. Choice C. has multiple problems. It is excessively wordy, awkward and grammatically flawed. At the least, the relative pronoun ‘which’ and the phrase ‘this lack of integrity’ both refer to the same thing and are, in this sentence, redundant.</p></li>
<li><p>‘to where’ is unidiomatic and not an acceptable way to express the idea of ‘to the extent that’. E. is correct because the construction ‘so impressed Thom York that’ uses the words ‘so…that’ correctly to mean ‘to the extent that’, as in: ‘I was so embarrassed that I could die.’ (I was embarrassed to the extent that I could die.)</p></li>
<li><p>I don’t think you transcribed the question accurately. I think the comma that follows ‘but’ should actually precede it. That aside, D. is wrong because it uses the present participle form ‘abandoning’ when it should have used the simple past tense form ‘abandoned’.</p></li>
<li><p>The sentence is written in the ‘subjunctive mood’. In the subjunctive mood third person singular verb forms do not take endings that show number. Note that this is not a verb tense issue. If you want to learn more, you must look at the subject of verb ‘mood’. There are three moods: imperative, indicative and subjunctive.</p></li>
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<p>Thank you for the explanations Wood!</p>