Some writing clarifications(MC)

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<li><p>The countries of Western Europe (have discovered) many benefits (in associating) (with one another), whether ( it does so) directly or indirectly.
I got this one , the correct answer should be “doing so” ??</p></li>
<li><p>Several (recently discovered) photographs (taken by) Augustus Wilson in 1847 (have) recently (been put) on display at the institution in D.C.
i marked taken by as the wrong answer, but its E, mm its a lil confusing. taken by is a participle right? but it says 1847, so why not “took”, i know when u see took by, it sounds weird,but hey this is grammar -.- it doesnt make sense sometimes lol. so please explain this one.</p></li>
<li><p>(Extending) along several city blocks (are) a row of ginkgo trees, (their leaves) (turning) a brilliant yellow now that summer is over.</p></li>
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<p>the answer is obvious,but i wanna go beyond that, this sentence has a weird structure, why isnt the second part wrong lol,i mean it looks like comma splice to me. “their leaves turning” -.- is the whole sentence even complete?
i need clarifications on this one because what happen if the “are” is "is " , then im so doomed =S</p>

<li>Kamen empire, after (enduring for) over a thousand years, (is) believed to have fallen (into decline) when trade centers (shift) outside its boundaries.</li>
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<p>should be “shifted” right?</p>

<li>Not very particular (in) nesting (sites), house wrens (may nest) in birdhouses, mailboxes, building crevices – even in pockets (of) hanging laundry.</li>
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<p>I was fluctuating between A and E, pure luck,i got the right answer, so whats wrong with A? :)</p>

<li>(At) the reception (were) the (chattering) guests, the three-tiered cake, and the lievely music that have become ( characteristic of ) of many wedding celebrations.</li>
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<p>dont tell me this is the copular verb thing -.-
i got this wrong,so im suspecting it is the copular verb thing… can someone explain?</p>

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<p>1.Yes
2.No error
3.The second part modifies "trees"
4.Yes, the empire already fell into decline
5.Choice A should be changed to "in choosing"
6.Er..No error? Unless you wrote "of" redundantly on purpose</p>

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<p>ops delete the 2nd of in Q6
mm cna u elaborate more on #2 and #3(their leaves)? #5 how can u add words in -.- i thought should be changed to "of"</p>

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<h1>3 is should be "is" because the subject is the ROW, not the trees. If it is are, then it should "ROWS" of trees. Since this is a fatal error, this has to be the right answer.</h1>

<p>If the other answer choices seem fishy to you, but there is a DEFINITE error in the sentence, go with the definite. And in this case, it is the subject-verb agreement.</p>

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<p>^ i know its sub/verb agreement, my query is about the way the sentence is structured, of course the answer is obvious, but what if they put "is", then i'd be fluctuating between other choices and E. this usually happens in the back,like #28 or 29</p>

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<p>one more
7. The name "transferware" comes from a nineteeth-century technique for which a pattern is engraved onto a copper roll, printed on tissue paper, and transferred onto earthenware dishes.
A. same
B. comes from a nineteenth-century technique according to which
C. comes from a nineteenth-century technique whereby
D. eliminated.
E. eliminated.
can someone explain this?</p>

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<p>Shouldn't that be C? whereby=by/through which</p>

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<p>For 5, particular with sounds better. </p>

<p>for 7, since its a technique, im thinking B</p>

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<p>for #1, shouldn't it be "they do so" because countries is plural?? I'm not quite sure if "doing so" works as well as "they do so" because the "they" correctly refers to "countries". In either case, i think that section is the right answer.</p>

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<p>^ I recognize #7 from the QAS of May? January? I don't know. It should be C - whereby. </p>

<p>"according to which..." is too lengthy.</p>

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<p>The countries of Western Europe (have discovered) many benefits (in associating) (with one another), whether ( it does so) directly or indirectly.</p>

<p>the subject is not countries, it's one another. </p>

<p>The second part of sentence is saying whether each country associates with another one directly or indirectly. so since one is singular, it should be singular verb</p>

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<p>lolilaughed- When exactly do you use whereby?</p>

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<p>^ "it" refers to "countries" which is plural so that should be wrong.</p>

<p>another isn't the simple subject - "countries" is. "one another" is the object of the preposition.</p>

<p>Few more..</p>

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<li>that section is a dependent clause</li>
<li>I got this wrong doing the QAS -- the correct idiom is "particular to" but I read the above: "in choosing" could be correct. Not too sure about that</li>
<li>No error "characteristic of" is the correct idiom" and "were" and "guests" match up perfectly. Copular verb does not apply here.</li>
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<p>haha thanks lolilaughed, for backing my statement.</p>

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<p>lmao i was way off. Can someone explain whereby to me though please?</p>

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<p>^Look one post up from your first post.</p>

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Shouldn't that be C? whereby=by/through which

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<p>thanks guys.</p>

<p>by the way ^are u answering ur self? lol..</p>

<p>=]</p>

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<p>Ren, I was answering nbafan135.</p>

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<p>oh ok thanks nyc kid.</p>