Brutal SC #68

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Brutal SC #68

by jangojess » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:04 pm
A recent poll indicates that many people in the United States hold a combination of conservative and liberal political views; i.e., they denounce the big government, saying government is doing too much and has become too powerful, while at the same time supporting many specific government programs for health care, education, and the environment.

A) they denounce the big government, saying government is doing too much and has become too powerful, while at the same time supporting

B) they denounce big government- they say that government is doing too much and has become too powerful-but supporting at the same time

C) they denounce big government, say that government is doing too much and it has become too powerful, while they support at the same time

D) while they denounce big government, saying that government is doing too much and has become too powerful, at the same time supporting

E) while they are denouncing big government- they say that government is doing too much and it has become too powerful-supporting at the same time

OA : A
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by vasilisab » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:28 pm
-A-

B) equalizes "they denounce" and "they say" while the latter should exemplify; inappropriately uses "but"
C) does the same as choice B and incorrectly uses simple present in "while they support at the same time"
D) incorrect structure, should be: while they X, they Y
E) combines the errors from choices B and D

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