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Yulysess Posted 20 years ago
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please help!

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01b00Many Egypt’s ruins are unfortunately being destroyed by the very people 01i00____02i00.02b02br
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00E) 00who were hired to fix them02br
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00Hello teachers,02br
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00Some of us claim "B" is the right answer, others say "E". What do you think? Can the word 01b00"very"02b00 play an important role to identfy the right cohice? Thanks in advance.0-
  

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12b 12br 12br 11b 12b 12br 10A) 10whose living habits had been depicted in the monuments12br 10B) 10that actually aren’t trained conservationists12br 10C) 10who will ask for international funding12br 10D) 10that is the result of faculty renovation12br 10E) 10who were hired to fix them12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 10Hello teachers,12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 10Some of us claim "B" is the right answer, others say "E". What do you think? Can the word 11b 10"very"12b 10 play an important role to identfy the right cohice?

  • 12b 12br 12br 11b 12b 12br 10A) 10whose living habits had been depicted in the monuments12br 10B) 10that actually aren’t trained conservationists12br 10C) 10who will ask for international funding12br 10D) 10that is the result of faculty renovation12br 10E) 10who were hired to fix them12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 10Hello teachers,12br 12br 12br 12br 12br 10Some of us claim "B" is the right answer, others say "E".
  • What do you think?
  • Can the word 11b 10"very"12b 10 play an important role to identfy the right cohice?
  • 02b 02br 02br 02br 02br 01font 00Based on the context and the contrasting tone of this sentence which is about the ruins destroyed vs.
  • 00 00Also, please notice: “B” is talking about conservationist.
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01cite10Yulysess12cite11b12b12br
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0Hello Yulysess02br
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00"Very" means "same", in a strongly emphatic sense. The structure is:02br
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00Commonly, X and Z are actions by Y: Z is the norm, while X is a surprising deviance from the norm or a surprising contrast. For example (from Google):02br
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0Thank you very much, indeed, Goodman, Mr Pedantic. Much appreciated. 0-

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