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<li> [In the science textbook my grandmother used in highschool it states] that an atom cannot be split</li>
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<p>[The science textbook my grandmother used in high school states] that an atom cannot be split.</p>
<h2>Why is the 2nd correct over the first? I couldn't find any rational except that it sounded ever so slightly better? </h2>
<p>Since nearly all those accused in the 1692 Salem witch trials were women, to discuss the trials without considering issues of gender [IS TO......bla bla blab lab lab labl bla]</p>
<p>The correct answer involved "is to." It was the only question that involved "is to;" other answers started with "is." </p>
<p>Is it a rule that if a clause starts with an infinitive, it must be followed by an infinitive? </p>
<h2>"To ________________ is to _______________" ???</h2>
<p>Not surprisingly, research shows that a fundamental difference between an introvert and an extrovert being that one enjoys being alone while the other enjoys being around people. </p>
<p>Now OBVIOUSLY, "being" is wrong. But I was a little confused by "Not surprisingly." Adverbs modify verbs/adjectives, and in this case I wasn't sure if it modified "research" or "shows."</p>
<h2>WHen would "Not surprising" be correct? Someone explain Not surprisingly vs. not surprising. </h2>
<p>“[In the science textbook my grandmother used in highschool it states] that an atom cannot be split”</p>
<h2>isn’t this common sense? “it” is ambiguous. It refers to nothing. “in the science textbook” is just a prepositional phrase. remove it and you will see.</h2>
<h2>i can’t help you with this one because i don’t think you typed it out correctly.</h2>
<p>“Not surprisingly” is correct because it is an adverb describing how the “show[ing]” was. If it was to say anything about the research itself, “not surprising” would be correct</p>
<p>Yeah the ‘it’ in the sentence does not work. A correct way of using the ‘it’ would be “in the science textbook my grandmother used in highschool, it is stated that an atom cannot be split”</p>
<p>For the second one, yes, the two things have to be parallel in the context. “[Infinitive] is [infinitive].” </p>
<p>For the third one, “[n]ot surprisingly” modifies the entire clause. This is often the case when the adverbial phrase is at the beginning: “Fortunately, nobody was hurt.” In this sentence, it does not make sense for fortunately to modify “hurt,” because fortunately doesn’t describe being hurt; it describes the general situation pertaining to the clause, or the fact that nobody was hurt.</p>