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A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Please explain your answer.
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yogachgolf wrote: A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Please explain your answer.
A? i am no god in explanation.
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None of the choices sound that great, but A sounds the best to me.
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eschn3am wrote: None of the choices sound that great, but A sounds the best to me.
Yep, though bad, 'A' seems the best of the lot..
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yogachgolf wrote: A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Please explain your answer.
Pick A.
'advocated that' is correct. Eliminate D E.
'symbolizing' in B does not appear to be in the same tense as the rest of the sentence (past). Eliminate.
C seems to wordy to me. A is saying the same thing in correct grammar and more precisely.
Further, not sure whether 'X symbolizes Y to me' is correct or 'X symbolizes Y for me' is correct. I think the latter.
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Another A
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yogachgolf wrote: A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Please explain your answer.
A by POE...
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A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Please explain your answer.[/quote]
B and C are unclear and wordy. D is incorrect since the verb "to advocate" is a magic verb, which requires the subjunctive. E puts Africa in a bad place of the sentence, like to him. A is correct
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Whats the OA?
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sztiwari wrote: Whats the OA?
A
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Its A. The rest seem to be unidiomatic (or seem to alter intent) on first reading.
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IMO A what is the OA
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A
first, by the rule of subjunctive phrase request + "that" + be will eliminate D and E
second, by the rule of modifiers we can eliminated B and C
A is a easy choice.
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yogachgolf wrote: A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Please explain your answer. D, E are staright out-- "that" requires after "advocated" (B) that some Blacks return to the "African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him" alters the orginal meaning. this conveys -- return to only "Agrican land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him".. there may be more "African lands that are not symbilizing the possibility of freedom to him" (C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him(c) This sentency looks akward and wordy. also using "was" changing the meanin of the setence. "which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him". --> that means now it is not symbolized the possibiliyt for freedom to him (but only in the past) (A) looks better
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i picked A
D and E should be ignored due to the missing "that".
B => the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
I think "to him" should not be at the end like this. It could mean ...freedom to him..
C is wordy.
that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
could be rewritten as
that some Blacks return to Africa which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
So....the A should be the correct choice
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