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Journalists use pictures

by EricKryk » Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:50 pm
Despite the criticism in the early 1890's that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications would diminish, by the late 1890's photographs were found in most newspapers and magazines.
(A) that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications would diminish,

(B) that if journalists use pictures it will diminish the intellectual quality of publications,

(C) that the use of pictures by journalists would diminish the intellectual quality of publications,

(D) of the intellectual quality of publications being diminished by the use of pictures by journalists,

(E) of the use of pictures by journalists diminish the intellectual quality of publications,
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by AnjaliOberoi » Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:12 pm
IMO, usage of despite and if--- is redundant
Despite X, Y where X||Y
E) it should be "For the use" rather than "of the use"

Usage of being is wrong here....
So IMO -->C

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by fiza gupta » Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:40 am
(A)that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications would diminish,
second part of the clause "were found" is in past
first clause should also be in past tense

(B)that if journalists use pictures it will diminish the intellectual quality of publications,

(C)that the use of pictures by journalists would diminish the intellectual quality of publications,

(D)of the intellectual quality of publications being diminished by the use of pictures by journalists,
changing the meaning

(E)of the use of pictures by journalists diminishing the intellectual quality of publications,
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