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by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:33 pm

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Traditionally, the term "blue moon" does not refer to the second full moon of a month, as they popularly think, but to the third full moon of a season with four full moons-a season is delimited by the equinoxes and solstices.

A. does not refer to the second full moon of a month, as they popularly think, but to the
B. does not refer to the second full moon of a month, which is popularly thought, but the
C. refers not to the second full moon of a month, as is popularly thought, but to the
D. refers not to the second full moon of a month, which is what is popularly thought, but the
E. refer not to the second full moon of a month, as would be popularly thought, and does refer to instead the

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by rrnicky » Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:07 am
The construction not x but y is used here. Here x and y must be parallel.
The construction is used correctly only in option C) not to second full moon.... but to third....
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