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by hmboy17 » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:53 am
1. Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose that some writers have though inconsistent with their religious zeal, but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it.
(A) but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it
(D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
(E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it

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by georgeung » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:46 pm
I think it is C. Which (referring to the plural "coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose...") were in fact natural outgrowths (plural) of it.

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by riteshbindal » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:43 pm
hmboy17 wrote:1. Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose that some writers have though inconsistent with their religious zeal, but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it.
(A) but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it
(D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
(E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it

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C IMO.
here, were is pointing to a plural ("coolness... and mutability...") and it refers to "religious zeal". Only C makes the correct cobination.

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by hmboy17 » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:06 pm
OA c
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