<p>Hi everyone! I need some help with explanations for the writing section. Here are my questions: </p>
<p>Sentence Errors
1.Not very particular in nesting sites, house wrens may nest in birdhouses, mailboxes, building crevices—even in the pockets of hanging laundry. No error.
-------The error is in “in”</p>
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<li> The name “transferware” comes from a nineteenth-century technique for which a pattern is engraved onto a copper roll, printed on tissue paper, and transferred onto earthenware dishes.
------Comes from a nineteenth-century technique whereby (This is correct)
------Is a nineteenth-century technique wherein (This is what I put)</li>
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<p>Could someone explain the different "whereby", "wherein", etc usages? That would be amazing, thanks! :)</p>
<p>Improving Paragraphs</p>
<p><a href="1">quote</a>History is the study not only of cataclysmic events but also of seemingly insignificant things, like the chili pepper.</p>
<p>(2)The Chili pepper was known only in the Americas. (3)When Columbus ran into the Chili pepper, he mistakenly thought it was related to black pepper, which was widely traded in Europe. (4)Once Columbus introduced the chili pepper to Europe, it spread quickly throughout Europe and Asia.</p>
<p>(5)The introduction of the chili pepper had a tremendous impact on the balance of power among the European countries that were already involved in the black pepper trade, and , what was even larger in scope, on Asian and European cultures. (6)Before the discovery of the chili pepper, black pepper was conserved so valuable that it was the focus of international rivalry.</p>
<p>There is more, but it is unnecessary for the questions
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<li>Which of the following is the best replacement for “ran into” in sentence 3?
A. encountered
B. met up with
C. observed
D. confronted
E. got hold of </li>
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<p>Correct Answer is A, I thought it was C</p>
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<li>Of the following, which is the best revision for the underlined part of sentence 5?
* The introduction of the chili pepper had a tremendous impact on the balance of power among the European countries that were already involved in the black pepper trade, and, what was even larger in scope, on Asian and European cultures.*
A. trade, not to mention on
B. trade, but also
C. trade, an impact also on
D. trade; it also was affecting
E. trade, and they also affected</li>
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<p>Correct answer is A, I thought it was D</p>