Writing Q from Jan 07

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<p>Mediators were standing by, prepared to intervene in the labor dispute even though both sides had refused earlier offers for assistance. </p>

<p>a) to intervene in
b) even though
c) had refused
d) for
e) no error </p>

<p>At the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner recently arrived to New York, moodily watches the blinking green light at the tip of Long Island.
a) arrived to
b) moodily
c) watches
d) tip of
e) no error</p>

<p>I picked the right answer (A)...but it should it be? </p>

<p>thanks</p>

2

<p>The first one is no error I think.
The second one is A because it should be arrived in.</p>

3

<p>First one is A. Idiom error. You intervene with, not in.</p>

4

<p>to intervene with
arrived in</p>

5

<p>? I'm not 100% sure, but I think you do "intervene in" something, but the offers are offers "of assistance," not offers "for assistance."</p>

6

<p>'intervene in' is acceptable!
The answer to the first one is : d) for .. it should be 'of'.</p>

7

<p>what are the correct answers for these questions?</p>

<p>I'm inclined towards E and A, it's what I think I remember putting for these questions.</p>

8

<p>im thinking E and A</p>

9

<p>No, the first one is d. It should be "offers of," not "offers for."</p>

10

<p>1) D (offers of)
2) A</p>

11

<p>ohh offers of. alright. these damn idioms always kill me</p>

12

<p>HA! I originally said D for the first one, but then deleted my post because everyone was disagreeing with me, but I was RIGHT! You sure as heck can "intervene in" a situation.</p>

<p>"offers for" in this case just sounds completely ridiculous. it makes no sense. Shoulda just gone with my instinct and bombasted my correct answer to the world :p</p>

13

<p>the answer to the first one is D). For</p>

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<p>i just did this today, i got -5 on W. i got it wrong on the first one, i thought 'even though' is wrong,cuz of context, oh well i didn't review yet,=S
the second one i think "arrived at" and "arrived in" are both acceptable. but yeah clearly ,arrived to is wrong.</p>