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frankhongyi
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The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius
this is a pretty old question, but I found previews explanations could not solve me confusion
In these types of question, it's very hard to "split"
And I was really nervous while timing myself, because each choice looks almost nothing in common.
And OG explains that in (A), "in two letters " mean the eruption took place in the letter!
I mean, nobody would assume that, right?
I could say: Mother told me she bought some fish in the letter to me.
We wouldn't believe mom was shopping in the letter, would we?
So, could anyone help me with questions that are hard to split and wrong answer is wrong only because the
prepositional phrase is misplaced?
This is so hard to detect. Thank you!!
(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius
this is a pretty old question, but I found previews explanations could not solve me confusion
In these types of question, it's very hard to "split"
And I was really nervous while timing myself, because each choice looks almost nothing in common.
And OG explains that in (A), "in two letters " mean the eruption took place in the letter!
I mean, nobody would assume that, right?
I could say: Mother told me she bought some fish in the letter to me.
We wouldn't believe mom was shopping in the letter, would we?
So, could anyone help me with questions that are hard to split and wrong answer is wrong only because the
prepositional phrase is misplaced?
This is so hard to detect. Thank you!!
