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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
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Popularized thousands of play replicas...
--------------, the "Buntline Special," a long barreled six-gun named after the legendary Ned Buntline.
A. In the 1950s, the Wyatt Earp television series popularized thousands of play replicas of a gun sold in toy stores
B. As toy stores sold thousands of the 1950s replicas of a gun popularized by the Wyatt Earp television series
C. In the 1950s, toy stores sold thousands of play replicas of a gun popularized by the Wyatt Earp television series (Answer)
D. A play replica of a gun popularized by the Wyatt Earp television series, which sold thousands in toy stores in the 1950s
Source: university exam in Iran
Hi,
Option A looks fine. May I know what's wrong with option A?
Thank you.
I have asked this question in WR forum too but I'm still puzzled. I wish you could explain the difference between A and D in a more clarified way.
A. In the 1950s, the Wyatt Earp television series popularized thousands of play replicas of a gun sold in toy stores
B. As toy stores sold thousands of the 1950s replicas of a gun popularized by the Wyatt Earp television series
C. In the 1950s, toy stores sold thousands of play replicas of a gun popularized by the Wyatt Earp television series (Answer)
D. A play replica of a gun popularized by the Wyatt Earp television series, which sold thousands in toy stores in the 1950s
Source: university exam in Iran
Hi,
Option A looks fine. May I know what's wrong with option A?
Thank you.
I have asked this question in WR forum too but I'm still puzzled. I wish you could explain the difference between A and D in a more clarified way.
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sb70012 Option A looks fine. May I know what's wrong with option A? The grammar fits the sentence, but the logic is odd—it was not 1000s of individual play guns that were popularized but just the single model.
- sb70012 Option A looks fine.
- May I know what's wrong with option A?
- The grammar fits the sentence, but the logic is odd—it was not 1000s of individual play guns that were popularized but just the single model.
- sb70012 I wish you could explain the difference between A and D in a more clarified way.
- A incorrectly says 1000s were popularized; C says that 1000s were sold and one gun model was popularized.
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sb70012Option A looks fine. May I know what's wrong with option A?The grammar fits the sentence, but the logic is odd—it was not 1000s of individual play guns that were popularized but just the single model.
sb70012 I wish you could explain the difference between A and D in a more clarified way.A incorrectly says 1000s wer
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