<p>The famous battle depicted in the film Braveheart took place in norther England, (and many people assume that it was) the Scottish Highlands. </p>
<p>C- but many people assume it to be
E- not, as many people assume, in</p>
<p>Why can’t it be C?
& thanks silverturtle and crazybandit for earlier replies!</p>
<p>i suck with comparisons… </p>
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<li>The (radius of) a brown dwarf star (is also) about (that of) jupiter, or (one-tenth that) of the sun.</li>
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I think the part “it to be” is wrong. It should indicate that the battle took place IN some place (in this case, the Scottish Highlands). Sorry about not being able to explain any better…</p>
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I think it is B (is also) because the “also” is unnecessary. But I’m not 100% sure.</p>
<p>^I was thinking (b) as well.</p>
<p>All species of sea trtles are endangered because [of overharvesting of adults, their eggs being disturbed, and destruction of nesting habitats]</p>
<p>A. same
B. of the adults being overharvested, their eggs disturbed, and destroying of nesting habitats.
C. the overharvesting of adults, disturbance of their eggs, and destruction of nesting habitats.
D. the adults are overharvested, their eggs are distrubed, and their nesting habitats are destroyed.
E. being overharvested as adults, their eggs being distrubed and destruction of nesting habitats</p>
<p>The correct answer is D but why cant it be C?</p>
<p>C isn’t parallel, “overharvesting of adults” isn’t parallel with " disturbance of their eggs, and destruction of nesting habitats"</p>
<p>Is there no “of” in the beginning of answer choice C?</p>
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<li>One of the playwright’s hopes (was that) the play (would shock) theatergoers; instead, it (succeeded) only (in confusing) them. </li>
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<p>->The answer is E, but what is the difference between saying “would shock” rather than just “shock”?</p>
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<li>(Even when) Barbara Jordan put questions (toward) a political nominee, her elegant (diction evoked) in listeners (memories of) her eloquent political speeches. </li>
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<p>->The answer is B. I saw somewhere that “put questions toward” should be “put questions to”?</p>
<p>The police and agents of the FBI (arrested the owner of a madison Avenue art gallery yesterday) and charged him with receiving painting stolen last November. </p>
<p>A. arrested the owner of a madison Avenue art gallery yesterday and charged him with receiving<br>
B. yesterday arrested the owner of a madison Avenue art gallery yesterday and charged </p>
<p>The correct answer is B,because the adverb yesterday should be placed before the modified verb arrested. </p>
<p>However, I think B sound kind of strange. I still think A is correct.</p>
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<p>Choice C uses nouns while choice D uses nouns with verbs, so choice C needs “of”. I can’t really say the rule but look at this example.</p>
<p>__________________ because of my sister (correct)
__________________ because my sister (incorrect; this is choice C)
__________________ because my sister is stupid (correct; this is choice D)</p>
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Just “shock” would utilize the subjunctive mood, which indicates, in this context, some sort of wish. “Would shock” would suffice. I wouldn’t use the subjunctive mood here. The sentence is merely stating that one of the playwright’s hopes was that the play *was going to<a href=“or%20%5Bi%5Dwould%5B/i%5D”>/i</a> shock theatergoers. If you changed the sentence’s tense into the present tense, then you would say, “He hopes that the play will shock theatergoers.” The subjunctive mood is more hypothetical and non-indicative (it doesn’t really indicate real instances) in this context.</p>
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Yes, it should be “put…to”. Put in this context means propose for consideration. Toward is less abstract than *to<a href=“although%20the%20two%20words%20are%20related”>/i</a> and has to do more with physical direction. One similar construction is put it to the test.</p>
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Both are correct. It doesn’t matter where you place “yesterday” in this case because it clearly modifies the only verb in the clause, arrested. This is a useless question.</p>
<p>Thanks, crazybandit, for the reply.</p>
<p>Some of them were funny, it’s like the controversy of the “canali” on Mars.
(a) (as it is now)
(b) funny; it’s like
(c) funny, like
(d) funny, even
(e) as funny as </p>
<p>A is an incomplete sentence, and B sounds doesn’t make sense. Why are the rest wrong? Do prepositional phrases function as adverbs?</p>
<p>^ You just said all of the choices are wrong?</p>
<p>^sorry</p>
<p>Some of them were funny, it’s like the controversy of the “canali” on Mars.
(a) (as it is now)
(b) funny; it’s like
<a href=“c”>b</a> funny, like<a href=“d”>/b</a> funny, even
(e) as funny as </p>
<p>Why is the answer C?</p>
<p>The second clause is an example from the group of things that were funny (i.e. “Some”). The word “like” is used to introduce a specific example from a group.</p>
<p>I think the prepositional phrase “like…” is modifying “some” and acting as an adjective, but why do you need the comma?</p>
<p>Forest fires, long thought to be a detriment to the environment, are now understood not only to be unavoidable but also to be D[a boon] to the environment. E [No error]</p>
<p>I wonder is the answer D or E? </p>
<p>“to be unavoidable …to be a boon”
Should that be considered parallel or not parallel?</p>
<p>[D]</p>
<p>Boon=good
Bane=bad</p>
<p>We need bane here.</p>
<p>—Just reread the sentence. Nevermind This post.</p>
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<p>The “Mayan Rivera” which extends down the eastern coast of Mexico, has many hidden caves, one of which is larger than the size of Monaca. No error</p>
<p>Vanessa had a tendency of changing her mind often, so often in fact that her friends gave up expecting her to show up at their parties. no error</p>
<p>Few people today have ever heard of Ralph Teetor, the inventor of cruise control, nevertheless he ranks among the outstanding automotive pioneers of the twentieth century.
A. control, nevertheless, he ranks
B. control, which nevertheless ranks him
C. contro, ranking, nevertheless
D. control; who nevertheless ranks
E. control; nevertheless, he ranks</p>
<p>When thinking about which current televeision shows have the potential to become classics, only a few come to mind.
A. when thinking about which current televsion shows have
B. When thinking about which are the current television shows with
C. When one thinks about which current television shows have
D. WHen one thinks about which are the current television
E. Thinking about current television shows and which of them have</p>