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<li>In eighteenth-century France, economic inequalities made many people angry, and a violent revolution was fueled.
(A) angry, and a violent revolution was fueled
(B) angry; it fueled a violent revolution
(C) angry, and this anger fueled a violent revolution
(D) angry, that anger fueled a violent revolution
(E) angry; thus fueling a violent revolution
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<li><p>After the prince characterized modern architecture as ugly(A), he has been severely(B) criticized for having been(C) so outspoken(D) in public. No error.(E)</p></li>
<li><p>Although fascinated by chance and coincidence, Paul Austers novels are written with careful attention to style and balance.
(A) Paul Austers novels are written
(B) Paul Austers novels were written
(C) Paul Auster writes his novels
(D) Paul Auster is a writer
(E) Paul Auster had wrote</p></li>
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<p>can you tell me the answers and the reason for each?
thank you!** ***************************</p>
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<li><p>has been needs to be was, so (B)</p></li>
<li><p>C (misplaced modifier)</p></li>
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<p>I’m not so sure about 19B. “It” is ambiguous. Is “it” economic inequalities? Is “it” “people being angry”, etc. Choice 19C seems like the right one.</p>
<p>had wrote would never be a correct phrase… expressed correctly it would be “had written”… wrote is a past participle of the verb “to write” or used in the past tense (I wrote, you wrote, he wrote…)… the “had” makes it past perfect tense, so wrote doesn’t fit.</p>
The original sentence is inaccurate because we don’t know what violent revolution the sentence is referring to, and we don’t know what fueled it. C is correct because it identifies what violent revolution (the one due to people’s anger over economic inequalities) and what fueled it (anger).
The sentence should be in the past tense because it talks about what happened in the past. “has been” is in the present tense. The sentence is basically saying that, as of 2011 (the present), the prince was once criticized for his statements in the past. This is a statement of the current state of affairs for the prince, as opposed to a simple statement of what happened in the past:</p>
<p>CORRECT: “After this happened, that happened.”
INCORRECT: “After this happened, that has happened.”
E is wrong because “had wrote” should be “had written.” Even if it were “had written,” it would be wrong because the past perfect tense doesn’t work here.</p>
<p>C is right and D is wrong because the contrast (by the word “Although”) is between Paul Auster’s fascination of chance (what he likes) and his writing (what he actually does), not between his fascination and his profession. You would say “Even though I am running fast, I am not spilling my coffee,” but you wouldn’t say “Even though I am running fast, I am not a coffee spiller.” “Paul Auster is a writer” and “I am not a coffee spiller” are general statements about who the subject is, whereas “Paul Auster writes … with careful attention” and “I am not spilling my coffee” are specific statements about actions that are contrasted with other actions (running fast and being fascinated by something).</p>
<p>CORRECT: “Although it is cold and windy outside, I am warm.”
INCORRECT: “Although it is cold and windy outside, I am a warm person.”</p>