EricKryk wrote:The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian - vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes, and meat rarely.
(A) and meat rarely
(B) and meat was rare
(C) with meat as rare
(D) meat a rarity
(E) with meat as a rarity
A and B:
vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes AND meat
The first
and signals the END of the list of vegetarian foods.
Since
meat is not a vegetarian food, it should NOT be included in the list.
Thus, the second
and is inappropriate.
Eliminate A and B.
C:
with meat as rare
The structure here is
as + ADJECTiVE.
This structure cannot stand on its own.
Generally, it will be followed by
as + NOUN, as in the following cases:
as happy as a clam
as bright as the sun
as rare as a diamond
Eliminate C.
D:
vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes, meat
Here, a connector is needed between
meal cakes and
meat.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is
E.
The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times WAS largely vegetarian, WITH meat as a rarity.
Here, the
with-modifier serves as an ADVERB modifying the preceding clause:
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