<li><p>Traditional Japanese culture encourages (its) people to (conform with) social norms; a popular proverb (states), “The nail (that) sticks out gets pounded down”.
I chose A since its has no anecedent (it should be Japan and since it only mentions culture,which has no people, it should be wrong). But I also knew that B should be conform <em>to</em>.
the answer is B, which I agree is wrong, but I think A is just as if not more wrong.</p></li>
<li><p>(Even as the food) service workers are leaving to strike, the principal (claims) (that the present) situation is currently (under) control.
I chose A b/c it was awkward. It should be C, plz tell me why.</p></li>
<li><p>If a person (were to be asked) (whether he or she) though a film was good, bad, or somewhere in between, (they) (could admit to having fallen) asleep during the film.
I got this right (C), but I was just wondering when one uses <em>were</em> and when one uses <em>was</em>.</p></li>
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<li><p>Conform to and conform with both are acceptable. I don't know why the answer was B. It seems like a 100% correct sentence.</p></li>
<li><p>I don't know.</p></li>
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<p>Were is subjunctive of to be, so it works. They is a flaw in subject verb agreement.</p>
<p>Where did you get these questions?</p>