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by j_shreyans » Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:42 pm
George Wasington carver dedicated his life to the economic strengthening of the south with improvement of soil and diversification of crops.

A)the economic strengthening of the south with improvement of soil and diversification of crops

B)strengthening the economy in the south with soil improvement and the diversification of crop

C)strengthening the economy of the south through soil improvement and crop diversification.

D) the strengthening the economy of the south through improving soil and crop diversifying

E) the economic strengthening in the south with improving soil and crop diversifying

Why OA C whats wrong with E
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by [email protected] » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:38 pm
Hi j_shreyans,

There's a "usage" issue in this sentence that you might not have noticed.

The 5 answers can be broken into 2 groups, based on the first few words of the answers:

1) "the economic strengthening", which is a noun (and an awkwardly worded one at that).
2) "strengthening the economy", which is a verb

When the sentence tells us that George Washington Carver dedicated his life to *_______*, it's really saying that he dedicated his life to some series of actions. Thus, we need to use "strengthening the economy."

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by j_shreyans » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:51 am
Hi Rich ,

Thank for your explanation it helps a lot.

One more thing that i want to ask is that how do i eliminate option B?
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by theunheardmelody » Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:54 am
j_shreyans wrote:Hi Rich ,

Thank for your explanation it helps a lot.

One more thing that i want to ask is that how do i eliminate option B?
Hello Shreyans,

Others can correct me if I am wrong but I chose C over B because option B says strengthen the economy "WITH" soil ....This would be right if I was to say "I strengthened the building WITH Bricks".

Option C delivers the manner in which George attempted to improve the economy by using "Through". This means soil improvement was a means through which he tried to accomplish his goal.

Hope this helps.

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