Writing Section questions from Bluebook

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<p>Well, today I'm focusing solely on the writing section.. and i have a question XD.</p>

<p>On page 601 of the bluebook question 9, the question states</p>

<p>Isolate by the sea, the aboriginal peoples of australia (had developed a unique culture) long before the arrival of Europeans.</p>

<p>The answer is A, correct as it stands</p>

<p>I would have thought that peoples made it plural >.<;;</p>

<p>Could the answer possibly be because the word "the" that precedes "aboriginal peoples" makes it singular? o.o;;</p>

<p>Thanks guys! ^___^
Z</p>

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<p>developed is correct in the correct version in both singular and plural...</p>

<p>I developed
You developed
He developed
We developed
You developed
They developed</p>

<p>huh...?</p>

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<p>err sorry. >.<</p>

<p>I was referring mostly to the word have.</p>

<p>If it was singular it would have said, "he had"
but if it was plural, it would say, "They have"</p>

<p>In this case i'm wondering why it's "the aboriginal peoples of Australia HAD"
And not, "the aboriginal peoples of Australia have"</p>

<p>because if I were to use that in a sentence.</p>

<p>The aboriginal peoples of Australia "like" collegeboard</p>

<p>and not the singular</p>

<p>The aboriginal peoples of Australia "likes" collegeboard.</p>

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<p>it's isolateD by the sea</p>

<p>since it's in past tense, u use the past perfect.</p>

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<p>Oh woow Thanks ^__^;;
Why didn't I think of that >.<;;</p>

<p>Anyways, I have another writing question now =/ I just finished 2 more tests while I was waiting for a reply.</p>

<p>Page 602 question 14 [This was rated an easy question too =( ]</p>

<p>(Because they) painted scenes of life as ordinary people (lived it), (rather than) scenes from myths, many nineteenth-century American artists differed (from earlier times)</p>

<p>Is it because we are comparing (or in this case contrasting) 19th century artists with "time" ? o.o;;</p>

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<p>yes.
comparison error</p>