According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.
A) like that of earlier generations
B )as that for earlier generations
C )just as earlier generations did
D )as have earlier generations
E) as it was of earlier generations
plz explain
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Its E. They just omitted unnecessary words because there was no ambiguity. With the necessary words choice E reads
According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, as owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land was a goal of earlier generations.
According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, as owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land was a goal of earlier generations.
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Core Sentence: Owning & living in a house is a goal of young adults, as it was of earlier generations.
Owning & living in a house is a goal of young adults, as a goal (it) was of earlier generations.
Here, the "goal'" of young adults is compared with the "goal" of earlier geneartions.
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I think the comparision is between the "goal" only. Correct me if I am wrong.
Owning & living in a house is a goal of young adults, as a goal (it) was of earlier generations.
Here, the "goal'" of young adults is compared with the "goal" of earlier geneartions.
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I think the comparision is between the "goal" only. Correct me if I am wrong.
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here it refers to "owning and living in a freestanding house"
but it shuld always refer back to a noun but owning and living is not a noun...(it is a action here )
plz explain why the use of it is justified here??
but it shuld always refer back to a noun but owning and living is not a noun...(it is a action here )
plz explain why the use of it is justified here??
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dosent "it" refer to "goal"...which is a nounpaes wrote:here it refers to "owning and living in a freestanding house"
but it shuld always refer back to a noun but owning and living is not a noun...(it is a action here )
plz explain why the use of it is justified here??
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owning are living are both gerunds and should be considered nouns. 'it' refers to 'owning and living'.paes wrote:dosent "it" refer to "goal"...which is a nounhere it refers to "owning and living in a freestanding house"
but it shuld always refer back to a noun but owning and living is not a noun...(it is a action here )
plz explain why the use of it is justified here??
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pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.
A) like that of earlier generations
B )as that for earlier generations
C )just as earlier generations did
D )as have earlier generations
E) as it was of earlier generations
plz explain
IMO E
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