For members of the seventeenth century Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, a method to protect warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
A) a method to protect
B) as a method protecting
C) protecting
D) as a protection of
E) to protect
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I would go with Cnipunranjan wrote:For members of the seventeenth century Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, a method to protect warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
A) a method to protect
B) as a method protecting
C) protecting
D) as a protection of
E) to protect
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Answer E
using military equipment as a method of protection. It is tool for protection - Eliminate A and B
as a protection of - akward - Eliminate D
Protecting - akward - Eliminate C
using military equipment as a method of protection. It is tool for protection - Eliminate A and B
as a protection of - akward - Eliminate D
Protecting - akward - Eliminate C
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i would also go with C,
comma indicates a suborndinate clause is best defined with the use of a gerund protecting which clearly modifies animal-hide shields.
However, i would go with E if there was no comma before "to protect". using to after a comma is right or wrong ??
comma indicates a suborndinate clause is best defined with the use of a gerund protecting which clearly modifies animal-hide shields.
However, i would go with E if there was no comma before "to protect". using to after a comma is right or wrong ??
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E for me too.
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IMO C
OA plz?
OA plz?
nipunranjan wrote:For members of the seventeenth century Ashanti nation in Africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, a method to protect warriors against enemy arrows and spears.
A) a method to protect
B) as a method protecting
C) protecting
D) as a protection of
E) to protect
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