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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Which is acceptable?
Given passage
××× The Egyptians did not think about these scientific facts. For them, 12 of their 30-day months made a year, but 360 days do not make a full year.×××
1.The problem with the Egyptian calendar was that 12 of their 30-day months did not make a year.
2. The problem with the Egyptian calendar was that 360 days do not make a full year.
According to the passage, which sentence is acceptable? Thanks in advance.
××× The Egyptians did not think about these scientific facts. For them, 12 of their 30-day months made a year, but 360 days do not make a full year.×××
1.The problem with the Egyptian calendar was that 12 of their 30-day months did not make a year.
2. The problem with the Egyptian calendar was that 360 days do not make a full year.
According to the passage, which sentence is acceptable? Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Because of the ambiguity of "year", sentence #1 is a bit confusing, and it seemingly contradicts what the passages says. Sentence #2 is acceptable, but, by itself, it is not as clear or complete an explanation as might be desired.
- Because of the ambiguity of "year", sentence #1 is a bit confusing, and it seemingly contradicts what the passages says.
- Sentence #2 is acceptable, but, by itself, it is not as clear or complete an explanation as might be desired.
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Because of the ambiguity of "year", sentence #1 is a bit confusing, and it seemingly contradicts what the passages says.
Sentence #2 is acceptable, but, by itself, it is not as clear or complete an explanation as might be desired.
Sentence #2 is acceptable, but, by itself, it is not as clear or complete an explanation as might be desired.
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