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Stamp collecting being a hobby that is sometimes used in the schools to teach economics and social studies. A. being a hobby that is B. is a hobby because it isC. which is a hobbyD. is a hobby I thought the correct answer is "A", but it says "D". Could anyone explane why?

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

"A" doesn't make a complete sentence. You could say:

"Stamp collecting, being a hobby that is sometimes used in schools to teach economics and social studies, is becoming more popular with children."

The main verb of the sentence is the last "is", and the core sentence is "Stamp collecting is becoming more popular with children". The part "being a hobby..." gives extra information about stamp collecting. If you omit "is becoming..." then you have a subject ("stamp collecting") and a clause giving you extra information about stamp collecting, but you don't actually have a main verb and you don't have a proper sentence.

B is grammatically correct but produces a statement that is clearly not true.

C suffers from the same problem as A: it doesn't make a complete sentence.

"in the schools" is not necessarily wrong, but "in schools" seems more likely.

Hagumi · Answer

Thank you so much!
I though I will never gonna understand why, but I did.Thanks for help!

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Anonymous · Answer

Stamp collecting being a hobby that is something used in the school to teach economics and social studies

Anonymous · Answer

a. being a hobby that is

LittleDeuceWolf · Answer

Because it sounds best, therefore it is the right choice.

Anonymous · Answer

Stamp collecting being a hobby that is sometimes used in the schools to teach economics and social studies.

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