Most North Carolina ski resorts broadcast music onto the slopes; skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes, there are no slopes without music.
(A) skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes, there are
(B) because skiers can choose hard rock, soft pop, or “beautiful music,” there are
(C) however, skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, “beautiful music,” and
(D) although skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes, there are
(E) skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, “beautiful music” slopes, but
OA D
whats wrong with A..can anyone explain please
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What's the source of this question?
A is wrong because a conjunction is needed. I don't understand how although is the proper conjunction instead of because.
A is wrong because a conjunction is needed. I don't understand how although is the proper conjunction instead of because.
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Since the author is trying to make a contradiction that even though you can choose between different music types there are none with any music...hence "but, although...etc" is required here.
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Hi osirus0830osirus0830 wrote:What's the source of this question?
A is wrong because a conjunction is needed. I don't understand how although is the proper conjunction instead of because.
I think "because" is more suitable for causal. It wont make sense here..."because there are 3 slopes with music there is no slope without music..."
What do you think?
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IMO A creates a run on sentence..in the second half after ";"phelps wrote: whats wrong with A..can anyone explain please
there two independent clauses are connected without any conjunction like "and", but etc..
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guys could someone please explain why A is wrong ? I did not understand the sentence.
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I don't understand why D can be the correct answer, it makes sense to me that A is the correct one.
D changes the meaning of the sentece, doesn't it?
D changes the meaning of the sentece, doesn't it?
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In A there are two sentences:perfectstranger wrote:guys could someone please explain why A is wrong ? I did not understand the sentence.
S1: skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes,
S2: there are no slopes without music.
But there is no cordinating conjunction in between...so it is creating a run on sentence.....