chihao wrote:
1. For all his managerial and executive ability, President Hoover was often
awkward and uncomfortable in his dealings with people.
A. For all his managerial and executive ability(Correct answer)
E. Even having managerial and excutive abilities( why is it wrong?)
2. A new test of AIDS has proved helopful in eliminating blood, contaminated with the virus,from the nation's blood supply.
C. in eliminating from the nation's blood supply blood that is contaminated with the virus.(Correct answer)
E. to eliminate blood froom the nation's blood supply that is contaminated with the virus( why is it wrong?)
3.One in five Americans who work shorter hours at their job in order to provide care for an elderly relative save society millions of dollars that would ordinarily be required foor nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
A.One in five Americans who work shorter hours at their job in order to provide care for an elderly relative save(Why is it wrong?)
D. Those Americans, approximately one-fifth of all employees, who work shorter hours at a job in order to care for an elderly relative save(Correct answer)
I think "those" is unclear pronouns.
1. According to OG and
Kaplan, Having is always wrong
2. It is unclear whether the national supply is contaminated or the blood contaminated. National supply is just a word, whereas blood is a substance. A word can't be contaminated, but blood can. It is also unclear what contamination refers to - this is the main reason why it is wrong. Do you see what I am saying?
3. I think it should be SAVES if you say one in five Americans.
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