<p>that's an id error question:
The Roman poet Virgil is (highly esteemed) today for his epic poem, The Aeneid, (yet) on his deathbed he himself (sought) to prevent its publication on the grounds (of not being) sufficiently polished. (no error)
the correct answer is : of not being . why it's wrong . i choose sought, i thought it supposed to be had sought. why am i wrong ? and why (of not being) is wrong too.</p>
<p>thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I’m rusty (scored 2400 a few years ago) but I think it’s because “of not being” can refer to either the poem or Virgil. “Sought” is certainly correct, because “had sought” would be used in comparison to a past tense phrase, e.g. “Virgil was highly esteemed” instead of “Virgil is highly esteemed.”</p>
<p>but virgil is highly esteemed ? is that in the past phase too . -ed?</p>
<p>“of not being” is wrong because it is missing the word “it.” [“of it not being”]</p>
<p>it is the poem which wasn’t sufficiently polished, not Virgil.</p>
<p>“The Roman poet Virgil is (highly esteemed) today for his epic poem, The Aeneid, (yet) on his deathbed he himself (sought) to prevent its publication on the grounds (of not being) [<-----of what not being?] sufficiently polished. (no error)”</p>
<p>thank you so much .</p>
<p>yesyesyes , sorry , stupid me. that clarified enough.</p>
<p>As far as I know (I’m an international)
“prevent…of” doesn’t exist. It’s rather “prevent…from”</p>
<p>thank-you . that helped.</p>