Grammar questions
1 His liberal education makes him better placed than ( ).
Option A most people who shed them .Option B the most people to shed them.
I think A is correct but B is the answer . Why?
2 By the summer of 1998, peace had returned to the towns, such as Tennessee ,( )
Option A which was close to Ohio;
Option B which were close to Ohio.
How can I know which word the attributive clause modify, towns or Tennessee?
Thanks!
Top answer
1 His liberal education makes him better placed than most people who shed them. 1 His liberal education makes him better placed than the most people to shed them. Neither sentence makes any sense.
- 1 His liberal education makes him better placed than most people who shed them.
- 1 His liberal education makes him better placed than the most people to shed them.
- Neither sentence makes any sense.
- The placement determines the choice: a) towns which were close to Ohio b) Tennessee, a town which was close to Ohio.
- The meanings are different.
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1 His liberal education makes him better placed than most people who shed them.
1 His liberal education makes him better placed than the most people to shed them.
Neither sentence makes any sense.
The placement determines the choice: a) towns which were close to Ohio b) Tennessee, a town which was close to Ohio.
The meanings are different. It is up to the writer to
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