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Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B, C) wrong
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
Confused between D and E
Plz explain
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Satya
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singh_satya wrote: Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B, C) wrong
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
Confused between D and E
Plz explain
Thanks
Satya
D. Byron’s powers of observation make his letters as a group (= taken collectively) the rival of the best novels of the time.
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Couldn't agree with you more, ob.
Should be D.
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agree with D
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D for me too
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singh_satya wrote: Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B, C) wrong
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
Confused between D and E
Plz explain
Thanks
Satya
Apart from what ob said... remember that .. in non-restrictive clauses , use of relative pronoun "which" is not the best usage. "that" would be a better choice
satya, if you need explanation of restrictive and non-restrictive , please tell us. i can write a lesson on that.
hope it helps
Praet
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hello
I would prefer to differ on this ...
D- states ''that his letters AS a group'' ,which means some thing like'' byron's letters ONLY AS a group rival the best novels of the time ...'' which changes the intended meaniing of the sentence...
that shows that byrons letters may not rival when NOT A GROUP... guess this sounds like carzy asking but I don't understand how els can this be understood as .. enlighten me!
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D is my FA.
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make is not followed by as. So E is correct.
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I will go with E
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This is bit confusing.
E sounds correct.
The answer from SC1000 is D. Not sure why...
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D is better. E is not clear and wordy.
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One more for D.
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Clear D.
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i'll go with choice d.
that make his letters the rival of the best novels.this statement is right because letters and novels are compared which is fare enough.
"as a group" defines letters and is inserted in the statement.
quote="singh_satya"]Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B, C) wrong
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
Confused between D and E
Plz explain
Thanks
Satya[/quote]
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