<p>^ sorry the anser to question 5 was E. (why dont A and b work) ?</p>
<p>3) It is incorrect because the sentence uses the reflexive verb herself. The only pronoun that works with herself is she. Thus it should be “she established herself.”</p>
<p>4) It should be “has lost” because it is referring to a period from 1920 to the present time. If it were, say, from 1920 to 1950, it would be lost.</p>
<p>5) E is correct because it is the only choice that specifies WHAT can last for several days.</p>
<p>1) The rule of thumb is to choose the shortest choice that is grammatically correct. While a, c and d appear to be technically correct, they are long and clumsy. I THINK that “as” is generally used with a verb before the comma, for example: “As he had jumped, we jumped” and “like” is used without a verb before the comma: “Like Paul, we jumped.” I’m sure there is a much more comprehensive rule for “as” vs “like,” but that’s the best I can come up with off the top of my head.</p>
<p>@Subsidize
Thank you :)</p>
<p>Here’s an error identification one I can’t figure out.</p>
<p>The television station (has received) many complaints (about) the clothing advertisements, (which some) viewers condemn (to be) tasteless. No error</p>
<p>The answer is D (to be). What’s wrong with to be in this case? Is there a general rule about the usage of to be?</p>
<p>^ The prepositional phrase is simply “condemn as” so “condemn to be” is incorrect.</p>
<p>if i (were) you, i would never permit (him) (to take part) in such an (exhausting and painful) activity.</p>
<p>this sentence is from the barrons book. it says there is no error but i thought that the verb were is not supposed to be used with i , so i put that as an error. shouldn’t the were be like a was or something.</p>
<p>also is it wrong to say “if he were to…” and that should be “if he was to…”</p>
<p>thnx</p>
<p>its subjunctive tense, its part of the present unreal conditional tense</p>
<p>oh… it is like spanish, except in spanish you have different words for the subjunctive.</p>
<p>thnx gertrudetrumpet</p>
<p>also is this correct?
“i give my compliments to the chef, which is you”</p>
<p>can one use “which” for humans like “chef” or should one use “who instead”</p>
<p>who is used for people.</p>
<p>Using “which” for people is nonstandard. So use “who” instead.</p>
<p>thanks everyone.</p>
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<p>this is from rottentomaotes and i was wondering if the embarrassing should be embarrassingly because isn’t the embarrassing modifying takes- a verb, so an adverb should be used.</p>
<p>Just a quick improving sentences question.</p>
<p>[No one will diminish the reputation of our school like Mr. Bruce’s departure.]</p>
<p>(C) Mr. Bruce’s departure will diminish the reputation of our school like none other.</p>
<p>(E) Nothing will diminish the reputation of our school as much as Mr. Bruce’s departure will.</p>
<p>The answer is E but what’s wrong with C?</p>
<p>It should be no other, not none other.</p>
<p>altamash, embarrassing is used correctly in that sentence because it is an adjective describing “new lows,” not an adverb describing in what manners the new lows were reached. If would be “embarrassingly” if the sentence was “…Little Fockers, embarrassingly, takes the top grossing trilogy to new lows” or “…Little Fockers takes the top grossing trilogy to new lows, embarrassingly.”</p>
<p>alright thnx subsidize</p>
<p>NewAccount, what’s the difference?</p>
<p>None is a noun. No is an adjective that describes other.</p>