<p>Hi guys, </p>
<p>I have some writing questions.</p>
<p>13)
Charles Dickens' Great expectations is a nobel [in which] the main character becomes so [obsessed with] the idea [of becoming] a gentleman [that] his moral judgment is temporarily affected. No error.</p>
<p>Can you guys tell me which grammar concept is this question testing ?</p>
<p>Passage reading
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History is the study not only of cataclysmic events but also of seemingly insignificant things, like the chili pepper.</p>
<p>The chili pepper was known only in the Americas. When Columbus ran into the chili pepper, he mistakenly thought it was related to black pepper, which was widely traded in Europe. once Columbus introduced the chili pepper to Europe, it spread quickly throughout Europe and Asia. The introduction of the chili pepper had a tremendous impact on the balance of power among the European countries that were already involved in the black pepper trade, and, what was even larger scope, on Asia and European cultures. Before the discovery of chili pepper, Black pepper was was considered so valuable that it was the focus of international rivalry. Egypt and Italian city-states, Venice and Genoa, wanted to retain exclusive control of the black pepper trade and the economic power that went along with it. Spain's explorers went to sea, and on ereason for it was black pepper. THey wanted to get it by bypassing the trade route controlled by Arabs and Italians. But instead of black pepper, they found the chili pepper and discovered that it had many advantages over black pepper. Among them was that it was alot easier to grow than black pepper: it could grow in cool regions as well as hot ones.
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<p>Which is the best replacement for "ran into" in sentence 3 ?</p>
<p>1) encountered
2) met up with
3)observed
4) confronted
5) got hold of</p>
<p>I made the answer "got hold of",but the correct answer is "observed".</p>
<p>32) Of the following which is the best revision for the underlined part of sentence 5?</p>
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The introduction of the chili pepper had a tremendous impact on the balance of power among the European countries that were already involved in the black pepper trade, and, what was even larger scope, on Asia and European cultures.
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<p>1)trade, not to mention on
2)trade, but also
3)trade, an impact also on
4)trade; it also was affecting
5)trade, and they also affected</p>
<p>The answer is A,but I really don't get the logic behind this answer shouldn't it be "trade, and they also affected"?</p>