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rakeshd347
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Hi Experts,
Here is the question:
A mixture of poems and short fiction, Jean Toomer's Cane has been called one of the three best novels ever written by Black Americans-the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man.
A. Black Americans-the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man
B. Black Americans-including Native Son by Richard Wright and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
C. a Black American-including Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man
D. a Black American-the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man
E. a Black American-the others being Richard Wright's Native Son and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
OA is [/spoiler]E[spoiler]
Here is a quote from RON.
'including' is a problem as well, for two reasons:
1 - the sentence gives an exhaustive list, so 'including' is inappropriate. 'including' is only appropriate in sentences giving a PARTIAL list; complete lists are prefaced by other words, such as 'namely'.
What does he mean by exhaustive list. Correct me if I have understood it wrong. Exhaustive list means all the items in the list has been mentioned. If there were 5 times and only 3 were mentioned then it will be partial list. Correct or Wrong?[/spoiler]
Here is the question:
A mixture of poems and short fiction, Jean Toomer's Cane has been called one of the three best novels ever written by Black Americans-the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man.
A. Black Americans-the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man
B. Black Americans-including Native Son by Richard Wright and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
C. a Black American-including Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man
D. a Black American-the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man
E. a Black American-the others being Richard Wright's Native Son and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
OA is [/spoiler]E[spoiler]
Here is a quote from RON.
'including' is a problem as well, for two reasons:
1 - the sentence gives an exhaustive list, so 'including' is inappropriate. 'including' is only appropriate in sentences giving a PARTIAL list; complete lists are prefaced by other words, such as 'namely'.
What does he mean by exhaustive list. Correct me if I have understood it wrong. Exhaustive list means all the items in the list has been mentioned. If there were 5 times and only 3 were mentioned then it will be partial list. Correct or Wrong?[/spoiler]
