<p>(the United States coal market was dominated by Appalachian coal for a century, which was first mined in the 1800s)</p>
<p>a) as it is
c)first mined in the 1800s, Appalachian coal dominated the United States coal market for a century.</p>
<p>I got it correct, but I want to check my reasoning. Is it because a) is passive voice whereas c) is favorable active voice?</p>
<p>Cattle ranchers often view the prairie dog as a pest, eating pasture grasses and digs holes that can injure cattle.
a) as it is
e) a pest because it eats</p>
<p>does e) have a "fuller" meaning and tells us why the cattle ranchers view the prairie dog as a pest due to the word "because"?</p>
<p>thanks :)</p>
<p>In the first question, the answer is C because A has an improper modifier. The final clause in the original sentence, describes the coal market itself, rather than specifically the Appalachian coal mining. In option C it is clear that Appalachian coal mining began in the 1800’s. In the second question, it is E because of parallelism. Parallelism requires the same structure to be used in writing, and should always be used. In E the first verb is present tense, and so is the second, therefore it has parallel structure. Always look for verbs to be in the same tense, to exhibit parallelism.</p>
<p>Can someone also help me. I feel stupid but I feel like I am overthinking this…
(In addition to) (being) a talented pianist and composer, Bela Bartok was a (respected) musicologist (who wrote) several books on Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian folk music. E
The answer is E. However, I though it was D (Who Wrote.) Shouldn’t it be “had wrote” since there are two events being taken place in the past- 1. was a respected musicologist, 2. wrote several books</p>
<p>I am really confusing myself…</p>
<p>Had wrote is not grammatically correct. It’s had written, and no, you need that who there.</p>