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Belly Posted 18 years ago
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1)The two owners were divided____ the issue of whether to hire a new secretary or not

a) on

b) by

c) into

The answer is a but I don't know why it's not b


2)" Yes I know", Claira said

or "Yes I know", said Claira

?


3)In the SAT, are we allowed to work on the previous section? ( I mean, we are to do section 9 but come back to section 8 or 7 to check the answer), is it possible?
  

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Hi, 1)The two owners were divided__ the issue of whether to hire a new secretary or not a) on b) by c) into The answer is a but I don't know why it's not b A and B are both possible, although A is more idiomatic. 'Over' is probably the best answer of all. 2)" Yes I know", Claira said or "Yes I know", said Claira ?

— Clive

  • Hi, 1)The two owners were divided__ the issue of whether to hire a new secretary or not a) on b) by c) into The answer is a but I don't know why it's not b A and B are both possible, although A is more idiomatic.
  • 'Over' is probably the best answer of all.
  • 2)" Yes I know", Claira said or "Yes I know", said Claira ?
  • Both are fine.
  • You need a period at the end, and a comma after 'yes'.
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Hi,

1)The two owners were divided__ the issue of whether to hire a new secretary or not



a) on

b) by

c) into

The answer is a but I don't know why it's not b A and B are both possible, although A is more idiomatic. 'Over' is probably the best answer of all.

2)" Yes I know", Claira said

or "Yes I know", said Claira

? B
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2)" Yes I know", Claira said

or "Yes I know", said Claira
"Yes I know," Claira said.

or "Yes I know," said Claira.

I would put the comma inside the quotation marks.

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