Writing...questions

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<li>Though three-fourths of Kenya is barren plain, (the highland area, where most people live, is farmed extensively)
a.same
b.the highland area is where most people lived and it is extensively farmed
c.where most people live is in the highland area, it is extensively farmed.
d.where most people live is in the highland area, extensively farmed
e.most people live and extensively farm the highland area.</li>
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<p>I chose E but it is A....</p>

<p>11.The proposed methods for controlling pollution were presented (more as temporary remedies than as) permanent solutions to the problem.
a.same
b.as temporary remedies more than
c.more for temporary remedies than
d.for temporary remedies more than
e.as more temporary remedies than</p>

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<li>We now realize that the Earth has limited resources (which, if they are wasted, you put everyone in danger.)
a.same
b.and if you waste them it puts everyone in danger
c.and wasting it will be perilous
d.and it puts everyone in danger to waste them
e.that we waste at our own peril.</li>
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<li> Choice (E) is incorrect because “in” is needed after “live.”</li>
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<li> Only choice (A) correctly uses the comparative phrase “more…than” while preserving parallelism.</li>
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<p>(A) has an ungrammatical relative clause: distilled, it reads, “…resources, which you put everyone in danger.” The clause has two subjects: “which” and “you.”</p>

<p>(B) is incorrect because “it” has no antecedent and because it lacks two commas (before “and” and after “them”).</p>

<p>(C) is incorrect because “it” has no singular antecedent. </p>

<p>(D) is incorrect because “it” has no antecedent.</p>

<p>(E) is correct.</p>

<p>Agree for all. You are brilliant man. We have pretty similar backgrounds (Im not a hispanic but i still go to a **** school)</p>

<p>thanks Silver, how went Yale EA?</p>

<p>^ I was deferred.</p>

<p>^Deferred. </p>

<p>And I just noticed that my last sentence was incoherent with my other sentences. oh well :)</p>

<p>Ahh no worries. I’m sure a man of your stature will have great news come April</p>

<p>What about answer Choice (E)? Doesn’t it use the correct parallelism format of more…than?</p>