1. At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of
land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards.
(A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
(B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards
(C) land, repected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership
(D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was repected by the Spaniards
(E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
The answer is A. Can someone tell me why other choices are wrong?
2. According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon
shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
The answer is E. My question is: can I cross out A, B, and C for the reason that they begin with "shooting" rather than "that shoots"? Why or Why Not?
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