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During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
A. but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was
B. but it was not as highly sophisticated ad the Maya, being
C. but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
D. not as higly spphisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
E. not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was
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I Wud go with E
Shortlisted between D and E... 'Being' in D makes it sound funnie!
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sm176811 wrote: I Wud go with E
Shortlisted between D and E... 'Being' in D makes it sound funnie!
What's wrong with the original sentence? Please explain.
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Actually A makes complete sense....!
On second thots I wud go for A... Its ||...
Time 2 sleep!
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buzzgaurav wrote: During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
A. but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was
B. but it was not as highly sophisticated ad the Maya, being
C. but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
D. not as higly spphisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
E. not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was
A. that correct.
B - being?????
C. verb "was" confusion.
D. same as B.
E-run-on.
this is a very interesting and difficult question.
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Professor wrote: buzzgaurav wrote: During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
A. but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was
B. but it was not as highly sophisticated ad the Maya, being
C. but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
D. not as higly spphisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
E. not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was A. that correct. B - being????? C. verb "was" confusion. D. same as B. E-run-on. this is a very interesting and difficult question. Please elaborate why you think E is a "run-on". Thanks.
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deowl wrote: Professor wrote: buzzgaurav wrote: During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
A. but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was
B. but it was not as highly sophisticated ad the Maya, being
C. but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
D. not as higly spphisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
E. not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was A. that correct. B - being????? C. verb "was" confusion. D. same as B. E-run-on. this is a very interesting and difficult question. Please elaborate why you think E is a "run-on". Thanks. since two independent clauses in the sentence are not seperated by semi-colon (;) as under:
During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was more pictographic in nature.
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Late too, but (A) rules becuase of it`s clear transition using "but."
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A should be the answer. The sentence is correct but looking at other options, which have some errors, this sounds the best.
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Is "it" in A strictly necessary? A. but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was
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