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Ahmed Hope Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
An SAT question
5. The Arts and Crafts movement at the turn of the twentieth (century was a revolt against the uniformity of objects mass-produced) by the factories of the industrial revolution.
(A)century was a revolt against the uniformity of objects mass-produced. "Correct"
(B)century revolted against objects that were mass-produced and uniform. "Wrong"
Why is "B' wrong.
Thank you.
(A)century was a revolt against the uniformity of objects mass-produced. "Correct"
(B)century revolted against objects that were mass-produced and uniform. "Wrong"
Why is "B' wrong.
Thank you.
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(B) is wrong because something cannot be uniform "by" another thing. " is better than "revolted against objects". Please do not use brackets ( ...
- (B) is wrong because something cannot be uniform "by" another thing.
- " is better than "revolted against objects".
- Please do not use brackets ( ...
- ) to highlight a part of the text.
- They are not appropriate for this purpose and tend to confuse.
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(B) is wrong because something cannot be uniform "by" another thing. Also, "was a revolt against the uniformity..." is better than "revolted against objects".
Please do not use brackets ( ... ) to highlight a part of the text. They are not appropriate for this purpose and tend to confuse. Instead you can use bold, like this.
"twentieth century" is one phrase so you should
Please do not use brackets ( ... ) to highlight a part of the text. They are not appropriate for this purpose and tend to confuse. Instead you can use bold, like this.
"twentieth century" is one phrase so you should
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