11. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
(A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
(B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
(C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
(D) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
(E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
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(C) works for me here...
(A) incorrectly uses were published for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(B) Tempting choice, but (C) makes the point much clearer.
(A) incorrectly uses were published for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(B) Tempting choice, but (C) makes the point much clearer.
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I want to add another question along with saurabh_1922's question here.
What if option (A)
=> A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
was instead
=> A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
would (C) still be the correct choice?
Thanks.
What if option (A)
=> A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
was instead
=> A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
would (C) still be the correct choice?
Thanks.
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written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published
bold words make the year precise ...
bold words make the year precise ...
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I was taught to run away from nominalization as much as possible.... in this case, you are stuck between B and C. B has the publication and C has published. Just choose the one that does not have nominalization. This is coming from my Prep Class teacher.....
Hello Folks,
Help me out wid noder option.
Option A is
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
Had it been:
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as that of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ,
will it be the correct answer?
Help me out wid noder option.
Option A is
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
Had it been:
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as that of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ,
will it be the correct answer?