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Minh Anh Nguyễn Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Please help me check this English grammar

1. I eventually managed to find the office,________.
A. but not until after I’d got lost several times
D. since it wasn’t clearly marked on the map I had

-The key to this question is A, but I don't know why D isn't a correct one.

  

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For D to be correct, "it wasn’t clearly marked on the map" would need to be the reason why "I eventually managed to find the office". However, not being clearly marked on the map would normally be a reason why you didn't find the office. The only way that D could make sense is with strong emphasis on "eventually", and "it wasn’t clearly marked on the map" interpreted as the reason why you had such difficulty finding it.

— GPY

  • For D to be correct, "it wasn’t clearly marked on the map" would need to be the reason why "I eventually managed to find the office".
  • However, not being clearly marked on the map would normally be a reason why you didn't find the office.
  • The only way that D could make sense is with strong emphasis on "eventually", and "it wasn’t clearly marked on the map" interpreted as the reason why you had such difficulty finding it.
  • This interpretation is somewhat marginal (and in writing would at least need "eventually" in italics or other emphasis).
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For D to be correct, "it wasn’t clearly marked on the map" would need to be the reason why "I eventually managed to find the office". However, not being clearly marked on the map would normally be a reason why you didn't find the office.

The only way that D could make sense is with strong emphasis on "eventually", and "it wasn’t clearly marked on the map" interpreted as the reason

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Minh Anh Nguy?nbut I don't know why D isn't a correct one.

Here are some main clauses that fit the answer "D".

I never found the office since it wasn’t clearly marked on the map I had.

I had a terrible time finding the office since it wasn’t clearly marked on the map I had.

It took me several hours to find th

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Minh Anh Nguy?nI don't know why D isn't a correct one.

Because 'since' means 'because'.

It makes no sense to say "I found it because it was not clearly marked on the map".

CJ

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