The first English settlers to establish a permanent colony in America did it not at Plymouth but along the shore of the James River west of Chesapeake Bay.
A. it not at Plymouth but
B. so not at Plymouth but
C. not at Plymouth but instead
D. not at Plymouth but did so
E. it not at Plymouth but rather
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assuming that 'did' is not underlined,
idiom is Not X But Y
C and E are wrong
A) 'it' should refer to a noun or thing. here we are talking about an action and hence wrong
B) did so refers to the action specified before - establish a permanent colony
D) 'did not at plymouth' - did what? wrong
ans B.
OA pls?
idiom is Not X But Y
C and E are wrong
A) 'it' should refer to a noun or thing. here we are talking about an action and hence wrong
B) did so refers to the action specified before - establish a permanent colony
D) 'did not at plymouth' - did what? wrong
ans B.
OA pls?
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The answer is B.
C and D are cannot be the answer because there is NO pronoun to refer to the establishment of a colony and something must be there to refer to the phrase.
'It' does not work because 'establishment of a colony' is a verb phrase. "did so" is the appropriate idiomatic usage to refer back to a verb phrase in the past tense, and so it's the best answer choice.
C and D are cannot be the answer because there is NO pronoun to refer to the establishment of a colony and something must be there to refer to the phrase.
'It' does not work because 'establishment of a colony' is a verb phrase. "did so" is the appropriate idiomatic usage to refer back to a verb phrase in the past tense, and so it's the best answer choice.
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