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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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01) The committee changed its recommendations because__ the privous ones were too difficult for most people to follow02br
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00a) that felt that02br
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00b) it felt that02br
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00--> The answer is 01b00a02b00 but I don't understand why it's not the other02br
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002) Attending every class is important__ in college02br
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00a) for the sucess02br
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00b) for success02br
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00The answer is01b00 b02b00 but I don't know why it's not01b00 a02b02br
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003" I'm tired of taking the bus to work every day"02br
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00"I wish I had a car so that I___ give you a ride"02br
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00a) can02br
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00b) could02br
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00---> The answer is 01b00b02b00 but I don't understand why it's not 01b00a02b02br
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004) She worked 01i00_____02i00 day and read books at night02br
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00a) during the02br
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00b) at02br
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00--> The answer is 01b00a02b00, I don't understand why it's not 01b00b02b00 since I think this sentence is a parallel sentence, so if we use 01b00a 02b00we must use during the night at the following clause0-
  

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01) The committee changed its recommendations because__ the privous ones were too difficult for most people to follow 02br 00a) that felt that02br 02br 00b) it felt that02br 02br 00--> The answer is 01b 00a02b 00 but I don't understand why it's not the other02br 01font 00The correct answer is01b 00 b02b 00, so there is a mistake in the answer key. 01i 01b 00they02b 00 felt02i 00 is also correct. 02font 02br 002) Attending every class is important__ in college 02br 00a) for the sucess02br 02br 00b) for success02br 02br 00The answer is01b 00 b02b 00 but I don't know why it's not01b 00 a02b 02br 01font 01i 00success02i 00 is an abstract uncountable noun, so it occurs without an article.

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01) The committee changed its recommendations because__ the privous ones were too difficult for most people to follow 02br
00a) that felt that02br
02br
00b) it felt that02br
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00--> The answer is 01b00a02b00 but I don't understand why it's not the other02br
01font00The correct
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0Thanks CJ02br
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00But the correct answer is a in sentence 4, I don't know why0-
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