<p>I am going to be posting my writing questions on this thread (since I have a lot). I would really appreciate everyone's help and effort. Thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>1、The students have discovered (A) that they (B) can address issues more effectively through (C) letter-writing campaigns and not (D) through public demonstrations. No error (E)</p>
<p>2、After (A) hours of futile debate, the committee has decided to postpone (B) further discussion of the resolution(C) until their (D) next meeting. No error (E)</p>
<p>3、After the music recital, Alexandra enjoyed listening (A) to her friend Mohammeds insightful interpretation,which she (B) thought was more sophisticated (C) than the other performers (D). No error (E)</p>
<p>4、Originally a protest on (A) conventional (B) painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement exerted (C) great influence on the art of its (D) time. No error (E)</p>
<p>Please state your answers and how you arrived to the answers please.</p>
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<li><p>D - more…than construction seems to be crucial in this context.</p></li>
<li><p>D - “their” must be changed to “its”.
→ Committee is a collective noun. Therefore, it can be considered either singular or plural. However, take note of the main verb of the sentence, “has”. It is already established that the committee is singular. This is how I see the sentence. I suppose an argument can be made that “their” is grammatically correct.</p></li>
<li><p>D - Faulty comparison. “Mohammed’s insightful interpretation” must be compared to “those of other performers”.</p></li>
<li><p>A. The correct idiom is “protest against”.</p></li>
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<p>@Jeffery, I didn’t understand your explanation. So I am going to repost it along with some other question:</p>
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<li><p>The students <a href=“A”>have discovered</a> that <a href=“B”>they</a> can address issues more effectively <a href=“C”>through</a> letter-writing campaigns <a href=“D”>and not</a> through public demonstrations. <a href=“E”>No error</a></p></li>
<li><p>Most states <a href=“A”>have</a> various levels of football competition in <a href=“B”>their</a> high schools so that schools with <a href=“C”>similar</a> numbers of students compete only against <a href=“D”>them</a>. <a href=“E”>No error</a>
-----I Know that the the THEM here is ambiguous, but is there any other way to be able to tell that this sentence is incorrect?</p></li>
<li><p><a href=“A”>According to</a> a 1772 English law abolishing slavery, <a href=“B”>any</a> enslaved person <a href=“C”>who</a> <a href=“D”>enters</a> England would be set free. <a href=“E”>No error</a></p></li>
<li><p>Shakespeare is said <a href=“A”>to have learned</a> to fence at the Blackfriars Theatre, <a href=“B”>most probably</a> <a href=“C”>under</a> the instruction of Vincentio Saviola, who arrived in London when the young playwright <a href=“D”>had been</a> 26. [No error]</p></li>
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