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by Anaira Mitch » Sun Nov 25, 2018 3:51 am

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There are a few acts of nature, such as a total solar eclipse or a dormant volcano exploding, that are so rare and so dramatic as to seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience itself.

A) a dormant volcano exploding, that are so rare and so dramatic as to seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience itself
B) an explosion of a dormant volcano, that are so rare and dramatic enough that they seem like metaphors for the virtue of patience themselves
C) the explosion of a dormant volcano, that are so rare and so dramatic that it seems like a metaphor for the virtue of patience itself
D) the explosion of a dormant volcano, that are so rare and dramatic enough as to seem like a metaphor for the virtue of patience themselves
E) a dormant volcano exploding, that are so rare and so dramatic that they seem to be a metaphor for the virtue of patience themselves
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by deloitte247 » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:20 pm
Option A :- correct
This is the correct option, the use of itself which is a reflexive pronoun and also reflexive and also refers to virtue which is a singular noun.

Option B :- Incorrect
themselves which is a reflexive case of they is plural pronoun and does not correlate with virtues.

Option C :- Incorrect
The use of it which is a third person singular pronoun does not agree with acts of nature.

Option D :- Incorrect
This suffers the same fate as option B above and does not follow the rule of concord.

Option E :- Incorrect
So as to will be chosen over so that this gives the sentence a more directional meaning.
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by deloitte247 » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:26 pm
Option A :- correct
This is the correct option, the use of itself which is a reflexive pronoun and also reflexive and also refers to virtue which is a singular noun.

Option B :- Incorrect
themselves which is a reflexive case of they is plural pronoun and does not correlate with virtues.

Option C :- Incorrect
The use of it which is a third person singular pronoun does not agree with acts of nature.

Option D :- Incorrect
This suffers the same fate as option B above and does not follow the rule of concord.

Option E :- Incorrect
So as to will be chosen over so that this gives the sentence a more directional meaning.
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