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<p>With its 13,677 islands displayed like jewels on an exquisite necklace suspending between Asia and Australia, the Republic of Indonesia remains one of the most beautiful and diverse nations on Earth.</p>

<p>The answer is suspending and I put remains. I thought it should be "remains as". And why is suspending wrong?</p>

<p>the entire city, along with several nearby towns, is visual to anyone willing to climb the 1,256 steps to the top of the tower.</p>

<p>Answer: visual to. what word(s) should be there instead?</p>

<p>An iceberg is produced when a glacier meets the sea; the thickness of the iceberg, which is dependent initially at least, on the thickness of the part of the glacier from which it broke off.</p>

<p>A sea; the thickness of the iceberg, which is dependent
B sea, the thickness of the iceberg depends
C sea, the thickness of the iceberg depending
D sea; with the thickness of the iceberg that depends
E sea, with the thickness the iceberg has that depends</p>

<p>C is the answer but it kinda sounds awkward to me. </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>On the first one, the answer is suspending because it should be "suspended."</p>

<p>On the second one, instead of visual to it should be "visible to."</p>

<p>On the third one, A, D, and E are incorrect because they have a semicolon followed by a clause that isn't a complete sentence. B is incorrect because it has a complete sentence following the comma (better to have a semicolon there). C has a comma, and the rest of the sentence is a dependent clause, so it makes the most sense.</p>

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<p>Thank you diamondbacker!
could you elaborate on the first one? Like, what makes it gramarrically inccorect?</p>

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<p>By saying the necklace is suspending, it sound like you are saying the necklace is literally holding something up. For example, I can be suspending a necklace, but the necklace is suspended, not suspending. Similarly, here Asia and Australia may be suspending the figurative necklace, but the necklace itself is suspended.</p>

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<p>I see. thanks again</p>