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by gmatrant » Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:15 pm
Authoritative parents are more likely than permissive parents to have children who as adolescents are self-confident, high in self-esteem, and responsibly independent.

A. Authoritative parents are more likely than permissive parents to have children who as adolescents are self-confident, high in self-esteem, and responsibly independent.

B. Authoritative parents who are more likely than permissive parents to have adolescent children that are self-confident, high in self-esteem, and responsibly independent.

C. Children of authoritative parents, rather than permissive parents, are the more likely to be self-confident, have a high self-esteem, and to be responsibly independent as adolescents.

D. Children whose parents are authoritative rather than being permissive, are more likely to have self-confidence, a high self-esteem, and be responsibly independent when they are an adolescent.

E. Rather than permissive parents, the children of authoritative parents are the more likely to have self-confidence, a high self-esteem, and to be responsibly independent as an adolescent.

OA is A.
But what is responsibly independent. Isn't responsibly an adverb, while independent a noun. Can an adverb modify a noun. Can someone please explain if this is correct.
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by nox104 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:16 pm
OA is correct. "Independent" is acting as an adjective (children who... are independent = independent children) to the noun children. An adverb can modify an adjective / verb / adverb / a clause.

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