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<li>Surfing the internet for hours at a time, (claudia stares at her computer screen until her eyes begin to hurt.)
Answer is A. i chose D which was "claudia was staring at her computer screen until her eyes would begin to hurt.)</li>
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<p>The sentence is talking about a habit, not an event. So we use the present tense. She stares at her computer screen until her eyes begin to hurt, doing so for hours at a time. She has a habit of doing such a thing.</p>
<p>Ahhhhh, i just thought that because it was in gerund form, that it would be incorrect if it were in the present but now you mention it as a habit, it makes sense! Thanks again crazy</p>
<p>and yet another:</p>
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<li><p>The Monument (stood) on that site for over 80 years when it was toppled by an earth-quake
a.stood
b.had stood
c.was standing
d.would be standing
e.stood there</p></li>
<li><p>(like what happened in) the industrial revolution that took place in Europe in the 19th century, the emergence of new industries in modern-day Asia is fraught with complications.
A.same
b.in similar circumstances to
c.in comparison with
d.as
e.like</p></li>
<li><p>(despite) having fared poorly (in each of the last five seasons), the cheerleaders remained confident in their ability to defeat (any team) in their division.</p></li>
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<p>25.A careful reading of Galileo’s written work and correspondence, (which include) dozens of letters to his daughter, (suggest) that his experiment testin the theory of gravitation (was) in fact (conducted) at the Leaning Tower of Pisa</p>
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<li>B, it stood before it fell</li>
<li>E, uh idk how to explain this one</li>
<li>Any Team, any OTHER team.</li>
<li>Suggest, suggests because the gerund “reading” is singular.</li>
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<p>Had stood
In comparison with
No error, although there should be 4 choices, not 3
suggest</p>
<p>3) B because the monument was standing for a period of time in the past.<br>
11) E
16) E
25) B because the subject of the sentence is “A careful reading” which requires “suggests.”</p>
<p>shouldn’t it be comparison to because the sentence is stressing the similarities?</p>
<p>Sigh my bad typed that up too slowly. gertrude are you sure 16 is c?</p>
<p>Yes, it is a logical error, the team cannot defeat itself…unless if it was like an internal struggle</p>
<p>Haha person vs. self. Were you referring to number 11 in your previous post? I’m pretty sure like is the best choice because “in comparison with” would suggest that the current situation is fraught with complications while the Industrial Revolution wasn’t. You know that the sentence is stressing similarities because the original choice is “Like what happened in”</p>
<p>Yes I know I picked that one too, I was just asking garfield because he picked in comparison with</p>
<p>What’s the reason for 11?</p>
<p>Yes, but these questions are not supposed to test historical knowledge. Is “In comparison to” grammatically incorrect?</p>
<p>THATS WHAT I PUT!!! note this is from Mcgraw hill so its not ETS material = some weirder problems.</p>
<p>Like is better because it stresses the similarities, in comparison with stresses the differences, which isn’t as good of a choice</p>
<p>i thought like could only be used with people/objects?</p>
<p>I do not understand what you are trying to say. Like is a preposition, and the industrial revolution is the object of the preposition.</p>
<p>like can only be used to compare people/nouns?</p>
<p>garfield, no historical knowledge is required to answer this question. I think you’re supposed to read the original sentence and figure out what the author is trying to say, and then choose the choice that best conveys the intended meaning. You know that “like” is grammatically correct, it conveys the intended meaning, and it is much more concise than “in comparison with”</p>