Pliny the Elder

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Pliny the Elder

by amysky_0205 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:43 am
The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.


(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus

(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

OA: E

can someone explain why A is wrong? tks a LOT!
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by aman88 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:27 am
A over E can be eliminated by looking at an error in option A.

A: The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus -> The part in bold is the flaw. According to A, it seems like the eruption was written in two letter, whereas, the eyewitness account was written in two letter.

E gets rid of this error so E is the correct answer.

Thanks.

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