The inspiration for Picasso's famous painting, "Guernica," was from the brutality and cruelty of a civilian attack during the Spanish Civil War.
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IMO-Dheshamelaziry wrote:The inspiration for Picasso's famous painting, "Guernica," was from the brutality and cruelty of a civilian attack during the Spanish Civil War.
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it will be from
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[spoiler]This is brutal;why is A incorrect? What is wrong with "from" ? What is the rule here ?[/spoiler]
The inspiration for the painting wasn't from the brutality and cruelty. It was the brutality and cruelty.
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Ludacrispat26 wrote:IMO-Dheshamelaziry wrote:The inspiration for Picasso's famous painting, "Guernica," was from the brutality and cruelty of a civilian attack during the Spanish Civil War.
was from
it was from
it will be from
was
which was
[spoiler]This is brutal;why is A incorrect? What is wrong with "from" ? What is the rule here ?[/spoiler]
The inspiration for the painting wasn't from the brutality and cruelty. It was the brutality and cruelty.
How could this be? It seems like this: the inspiration was the brutality and the cruelity of the book ?
Do I have to be a native speaker to get this one ?
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oh this question can be confusing but if u just read it out, was definitely sounds right. the inspiration cant be the brutality.
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Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and Sunil Gavaskar WAS his inspiration.
or, Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and his inspiration was Sunil Gavaskar.
Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and his inspiration WAS FROM Sunil Gavaskar.
or, Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and his inspiration was Sunil Gavaskar.
Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and his inspiration WAS FROM Sunil Gavaskar.
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Then, the naswer for this question must be wrong !2010gmat wrote:Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and Sunil Gavaskar WAS his inspiration.
or, Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and his inspiration was Sunil Gavaskar.
Sachin started playing cricket at the age of 7 and his inspiration WAS FROM Sunil Gavaskar.