help me with writing problems please :))

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<p>so i got stuck with these writing probs.
can anybody plz explain why the answer is correct and what goes into the wrong answer instead?</p>

<p>its quite a lot.
but plz help me:)</p>

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<li>(A)DURING my (B)MOST RECENT trip, I (C)CAME ACROSS a wonderful antique store (D)WONDERING in the old quarter of the city. (E)No error</li>
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<p>answer is D.</p>

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<li>(A)TO AN IRANIAN, only a salt desert truly merits the same "desert," (B)FOR OTHER TYPES of deserts can be sown with dates, figs, and pistachios (C) AND IT CAN BE WATERED by sprinklers or (D)BY ANCIENT subterranean canals called qanats. (E)NO ERROR</li>
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<p>answer is C.</p>

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<li>Ms.Kovak prouldy displayed (A)HER RESEARCH GROUP'S (B)MOST INGENIOUS INVENTION, a vacuum cleaner (C)THAT EMPTIES ITS OWN dust bag when (D)PRESSING A BUTTON. (E)NO ERROR</li>
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<p>answer is D.</p>

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<li>Traffic was heavy, so by the time Brianne finally (A)ARRIVED AT the theater, we (B)WAITED for her for an hour, (C)MISSING the (D)ENTIRE first act of the play.(E)NO ERROR</li>
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<p>answer is B.</p>

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<li>(A)SINCE SOME people are (B)CONVINCED THAT dowsing, a method of finding underground water with a Y-shaped stick, is effective, but others condemn that procedure (C)AS (D)MERE SUPERSTITION.</li>
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<p>answer is A</p>

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<li>Intense preoccupation (A)ON technique (B)APPEARS TO BE (C)THE ONE trait that great pianists (d)HAVE IN common.</li>
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<p>answer is a</p>

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<li>No one (A)OBJECTS TO his company, even thoguh he has made insulting remarks (B)ABOUT (C)ALMOST EVERY member of the (D)GROUP, WHEN he is a remarkably witty man.</li>
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<p>answer is d.</p>

<p>8.The number of awards given (A)THIS YEAR to biochemists (B)ACCENTUATE the (C)SIGNIFICANT GAINS being (D)MADE IN the study of the chemistry of living organisms.
answer is b</p>

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<li>(A)UNTIL IT can be replaced by a (B)FASTER, more efficient, and more economical means of transportation, trucks (C)WILL CARRY MOST of the freight (D)WITHIN AND THROUGH metropolitan areas.</li>
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<p>answer is a.</p>

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<li>(A)NEARLY ALL of the editors of the magazine (B)AGREE that of the two articles (C)TO BE PUBLISHED, fujimura's is the (D)MORE EXCITING. (E)NO ERROR</li>
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<p>answer is e. i picked D. cuz i thougth its supposed to be the most exciting. becuz of the "the" in front of it..</p>

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<li><p>That just doesn’t work at all. Wondering? Do you mean wandering? If it’s wondering then it’s in the wrong tense.</p></li>
<li><p>“It” is ambiguous and is not referencing an identifiable noun.</p></li>
<li><p>It’s also in the wrong tense.</p></li>
<li><p>It should be “We HAD waited”.</p></li>
<li><p>“Since” is unnecessary. </p></li>
<li><p>I’m pretty sure that that’s the wrong preposition.</p></li>
<li><p>“When” is incorrect. I believe it should be “since”.</p></li>
<li><p>It should be “accentuates” since the subject is number, which is singular.</p></li>
<li><p>“It” is ambiguous. </p></li>
<li><p>It needs to be “more exciting” because there are two items. With two things/items, you use more; with three or more things/items, you use most.</p></li>
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<li>“It” is referring to “trucks”, but “trucks” is plural. So, “it” won’t work because it’s a singular pronoun. You need a plural pronoun like “they”.</li>
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<p>I think 1 should be “while wandering.”</p>

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<p>thanks you.
for number 3 and 6, what are the correct forms?</p>