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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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0Though widely-acknowledged as01u00 a/the02u00 promising young singer then, Louisa was still modest and kept practicing her skills all the time.02br
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00This is a stand-alone test question. Which fits better here,01b00 a or the02b00? Thanks.0-
  

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1b 00a 02b 00promising young singer ----- there 01u 00might02u 00 have been OTHER young singers as promising as Louisa02br 02br 01b 00the02b 00 promising young singer ----- there 01u 00weren't02u 00 other young singers as promising as Louisa02br 02br 00I'm sorry to see that this is a stand-alone test question! 05002br 02br 00I'd need to guess, since either answer is possible. Because of the 01i 00widely-acknowledged 02i 00and 01i 00Louisa was still modest02i 00, I'd guess that she was 01i 00the02i 00 promising young singer.

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  • 1b 00a 02b 00promising young singer ----- there 01u 00might02u 00 have been OTHER young singers as promising as Louisa02br 02br 01b 00the02b 00 promising young singer ----- there 01u 00weren't02u 00 other young singers as promising as Louisa02br 02br 00I'm sorry to see that this is a stand-alone test question!
  • 05002br 02br 00I'd need to guess, since either answer is possible.
  • Because of the 01i 00widely-acknowledged 02i 00and 01i 00Louisa was still modest02i 00, I'd guess that she was 01i 00the02i 00 promising young singer.
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1b00a 02b00promising young singer ----- there 01u00might02u00 have been OTHER young singers as promising as Louisa02br
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01b00the02b00 promising young singer ----- there 01u00weren't02u00 other young singers as promising as Louisa02br
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