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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals .....
Error Recognition: If you find all words correct, select [No Error], but if a word is incorrect, select the wrong word.
It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because had had an accident on his way to the practice. No Error.
A. It was
B. the choir rehearsals
C. did not show up (Answer Key)
D. No Error
Source: Iran University Entrance Examination for Master of Arts students.
Hello,
I say to myself that option A should be the correct answer because it's incorrect to use the past tense (it was) with the present tense (who conducts). I say to myself that (did not show up) is correct and we should only omit [it was] from the beginning of the sentence. So, the sentence should begin like this => "Fred, who conducts ......"
You see my confusion? Would you please be kind enough to give me some guidance on options A and C?
Thank you.
(I have asked this question in WR forum too but have not received a clear response. Answers wre complicated and I couldn't understand the responses their. I'm asking this here to see if your response is more clear than theirs in WR forum. Thank you.) This is the link to which I asked this question: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2969078
It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because had had an accident on his way to the practice. No Error.
A. It was
B. the choir rehearsals
C. did not show up (Answer Key)
D. No Error
Source: Iran University Entrance Examination for Master of Arts students.
Hello,
I say to myself that option A should be the correct answer because it's incorrect to use the past tense (it was) with the present tense (who conducts). I say to myself that (did not show up) is correct and we should only omit [it was] from the beginning of the sentence. So, the sentence should begin like this => "Fred, who conducts ......"
You see my confusion? Would you please be kind enough to give me some guidance on options A and C?
Thank you.
(I have asked this question in WR forum too but have not received a clear response. Answers wre complicated and I couldn't understand the responses their. I'm asking this here to see if your response is more clear than theirs in WR forum. Thank you.) This is the link to which I asked this question: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2969078
Top answer
sb70012 It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, who did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice. This is how I think the sentence should read.
- sb70012 It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, who did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.
- This is how I think the sentence should read.
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sb70012It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, who did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.This is how I think the sentence should read.
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Philip, I'm so sorry I think i have made a typo in my first post. I have forgotten to put [had] after the word [because].
I'll ask the moderators to correct it.
I'll ask the moderators to correct it.
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Thanks for answering but it would be awkward to use [who] two times in the sentence.
Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, who did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.
Wouldn't it be awkward with two [who]?
Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, who did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.
Wouldn't it be awkward with two [who]?
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It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, who did not show up last night because he had an accident on his way to the practice.
It's not a particularly elegant sentence, but it's OK grammatically.
It's not a particularly elegant sentence, but it's OK grammatically.
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Not the first time I haven't been elegant. Here's an improvement.
It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because had had an accident on his way to the practice.
So, the choice in the original 'error' is It was.
So, the choice in the original 'error' is It was.
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sb70012Different responses!That's because there are two possible answers.
It was Fred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.
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sb70012I would have said that A was wrong because it should have been omitted. Without "It was" at the beginning, the sentence is fine.It wasFred, who conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had an accident on his way to the practice. No Error.
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CalifJimI would have said that A was wrong because it should have been omitted. Without "It was" at the beginning, the sentence is fine.As it finally dawned on me in four comments above.
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PhilipAs it finally dawned on me in two posts above.Yes. I saw that, but there's strength in numbers. Turns out my instinctive first choice is not what they wanted as the correct answer. Apparently, my English isn't good enough to pass an English test in Iran.
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