Good one!veekay wrote:Not sure why this is chosen over others...
Please anybody help needed!
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Please anybody help needed!
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okay here is my understand:
galileo must be used in the first part as a subject because "he" needs an antecedent; therefore, d and e are out.
next phase is to choose the best verb tense.
X didnt make Y, but on hearing that Y had been made, X built his/her own Y.
the first part says that X didnt make Y, but he made it after hearing that Y had been made. Had been is used to emphasize that Y was made sometimes in the past before X make it and still in progress, later he made his own. A is right. B is wrong and will catch most of he students attention as a right option. C is wrong, did must be used.
I am sorry i worst in explaining things..
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galileo must be used in the first part as a subject because "he" needs an antecedent; therefore, d and e are out.
next phase is to choose the best verb tense.
X didnt make Y, but on hearing that Y had been made, X built his/her own Y.
the first part says that X didnt make Y, but he made it after hearing that Y had been made. Had been is used to emphasize that Y was made sometimes in the past before X make it and still in progress, later he made his own. A is right. B is wrong and will catch most of he students attention as a right option. C is wrong, did must be used.
I am sorry i worst in explaining things..
hope this helps..CheersWork hard in Silence, Let Success make the noise.
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You need a pronoun to refer to in the last part of the sentence. Hence "he" is required. Eliminate B and D.
Eliminate E because it just sounds very wrong. "but when he heard,1609, "
C distorts the meaning to a point where it does not make any logical sense. "Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609,"
Another reason for A - Galileo not inventing the telescope is a fact. Hence it should be stated in simple present tense.
Hope that helps.
Eliminate E because it just sounds very wrong. "but when he heard,1609, "
C distorts the meaning to a point where it does not make any logical sense. "Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609,"
Another reason for A - Galileo not inventing the telescope is a fact. Hence it should be stated in simple present tense.
Hope that helps.
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