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Choices B, D, and E, which remove the unnecessary pronoun "it" as Vivian said, have differences in their approach to what is being drawn upon. In the original sentence, the meaning is 'both of those who live abroad and of those in the US.' This is awkward with a double used "of",...

by Cutsona25

Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG SC
Replies: 7
Views: 2221

I would say that 3 of the 4 choices which set a contradiction all set the contradiction before the first object. I try changing the contradiction word. "But a Masters is 100 pages, a Ph.D is over 200." It's more linear to say, "A Masters is 100, but a Ph.D is over 200." I think o...

by Cutsona25

Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:14 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Whereas a typical Master's thesis is approximately one hundr
Replies: 6
Views: 1769

You wouldn't use a present tense because the sentence begins with "In the 1960s." If the limits were continuing to be set, the sentence would begin "Since the 1960s, countries have set limits." It's a past action, not a continuing one, so C is not correct.

by Cutsona25

Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:41 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Present Perfect
Replies: 6
Views: 2061