Writing Questions!

Test Preparation
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<p>Q1:The decision that [has just been] [agreed with] by the committee members should serve as a basis [for their] work in the [years to come]. No error
--The answer is [agreed with]. Why should it be "agreed to"? I thought it was "agreed on"...</p>

<p>Q2: In January, 1919, individual state legislatures started [to vote on] [whether] they [will support] the proposed Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution [as] an instrument of national prohibition. No error
-- The answer is [will support]. I knew that was wrong becuase 'will' implies future... But I couldn't determine whether correct answer should be 'would support' or 'supported'. THe explanation says it is 'would support'... Why wouldn't 'supported' work? It says 1919...</p>

<p>Q3: By 1873, Coney Island was well on its way [to becoming] the most frequented summer resort in America, attracting crowds [that number] 25 to 30 thousand visitors [on] weekends and [as many as] 10 thousand midweek. No error
-- THe answer is [that number]. I understand the verb tense issue now but why is "to becoming" correct? Shouldn't it be "to become"?</p>

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<li><p>“Agreed to” because they agreed “to” one thing, the thing that should serve as the basis of their work, not “with” each other.</p></li>
<li><p>“Would support” because 1919 is in the past tense, and “will support” is in the future tense.</p></li>
<li><p>“That number from” because, I think, it is an idiom error. You just have to use your ear on this one. Also, “to becoming” is correct because “well on its way” is telling you something is going to happen in the future; therefore, “to becoming” is correct.</p></li>
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