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<li>There (A) were cries for impeachment when recent discoveries proved that he (B) has always (C) supported (D) the right to bear arms. (E) No Error</li>
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<p>(A) were
(B) has always
(C) supported
(D) the right
(E) No Error</p>

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<li>(As students, the teachers believe that you) should be responsible for completing your homework.</li>
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<p>(A) As students, the teachers believe that you
(B) The belief of the teachers about the students is that you
(C) You, as students, are believed by the teachers, and you
(D) The teachers, who believe that you, as students
(E) The teachers believe that as students, you</p>

<p>3.) As viewers, the writers of the television show believe that you have the right to a satisfying conclusion to the series.</p>

<p>(A) As viewers, the writers of the television show believe that you
(B) The belief of the television show’s writers about the viewers is that you
(C) You, as viewers, are believed by the television show’s writers, and you
(D) The writers of the television show, who believe that you, as viewers,
(E) The writers of the television show believe that as viewers, you</p>

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<li>Moving even the most jaded of listeners to tears, (the effect of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne in D minor is to enable one to hear the divine.)</li>
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<p>(A) the effect of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne in D minor is to enable one to hear the divine.
(B) J.S. Bach enables one to hear the divine in the Chaconne in D minor.
(C) the effect of the Chaconne in D minor, by J.S. Bach, is to enable one to hear the divine.
(D) J.S. Bach has had the effect of enabling one to hear the divine in the Chaconne in D minor.
(E) the Chaconne in D minor, by J.S. Bach, enables one to hear the divine.</p>

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<li>A survivor of the holocaust and a witness to unspeakable acts of atrocity, his books detail Elie Wiesel’s remarkable experience as well as his struggle to reconcile mankind’s capacity for evil.</li>
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<p>(A) his books detail Elie Wiesel’s remarkable experience as well as his struggle to reconcile mankind’s capacity for evil.
(B) Elie Wiesel’s remarkable experience and his struggle to reconcile mankind’s capacity for evil are the subjects of his books.
(C) the subjects of his books are Elie Wiesel’s remarkable experience as well as his struggle to reconcile mankind’s capacity for evil.
(D) Elie Wiesel, whose books detail his remarkable experience as well as his struggle to reconcile mankind’s capacity for evil in his books
(E) Elie Wiesel details his remarkable experience as well as his struggle to reconcile mankind’s capacity for evil in his books</p>

<p>The answers are 1.B, 2.E, 3.E, 4.D, 5.B (this could be wrong.)
Can you explain the reason?</p>

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<p>Is there anyone who knows these?
Please help me.</p>

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<li><p>B is wrong. present perfect usage is grammatically wrong in this question. Present perfect is used when an action happened in the past and the result still continues until present time. On the other hand, past perfect is used to show which of two past events occurs first. The first event using past perfect (had+v3); the former events using past tense.In this question, “had supported” event occurs before the discovery “proved”. Therefore, we must use past perfect and not present perfect.</p></li>
<li><p>I pick E , as other choices are either wordy or grammatically incorrect.
choice A, wrong modifier. As students, the teacher…
choices B and C are wordy
choice D lacks of verb and therefore can not constitute independent clause</p></li>
<li><p>similar case with question 2. </p></li>
<li><p>I would go for choice B as it is more concise than choice D. Anyway, the concept tested in this question is placing proper modifier. “Moving even the most jaded of listeners to tears” is a modifier used to describe the subject. Ask yourself, who is “moving the …”
Undoubtedly, it is JS Bach who moved the most jaded of listeners to tears. </p></li>
<li><p>wrong modifier. “A survivor…” is a modifier phrase and Elie Wiesel is the survivor. The rule is modifier phrase must be placed closed to the subject it relates. I think choice E is the correct answer.</p></li>
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<p>Hope this help!</p>

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<p>SATtakers/
Thank you so much.
It is really helpful.</p>