A question from verbal...............

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A question from verbal...............

by pzazz12 » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:45 am
Contrary to popular myth, war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they themselves are invincible.

(A) if they themselves are invincible
(B) though they are invincible
(C) being invincible
(D) invincible
(E) if they were invincible


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by Tani » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:13 pm
My preference is B, although I am not sure since you haven't indicated how much of the original sentence is to be replaced. If "as" is underlined, the answer would be D. "Themselves" is superfluous.
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