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29 Sep 2004, 22:25

Each of Hemingway's wives--Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary Welsh --were strong and interesting women, very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels.

A. Each of Hemingway's wives--Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary Welsh--were strong and interesting women,

B. Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh--each of them Hemingway's wives--were strong and, interesting women,

C. Hemingway's wives--Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary Welsh--were all strong and interesting women,

D. Strong and interesting womenÂ¡ÂªHadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary Welsh--each a wife of Hemingway, was

E. Strong and interesting womenÂ¡ÂªHadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary Welsh--every one of Hemingway's wives were
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29 Sep 2004, 22:52

C.

'Each'/'Every one' are singular nouns, so the usage of verb 'were' as in choices A, B and E are incorrect.

Choice 'D' the modifier 'Strong and interesting women' seems to modify only 'Hadley Richardson' and not the other 2 ladies. Also the sentence construct is very awkward.

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30 Sep 2004, 08:21

Agree with target, choice D seems to be the best.

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01 Oct 2004, 15:40

C. Each means it has to be singular so it should have been was a strong and......
were stong and interesting women is plural and fits best when sentence starts as Hemingway's wives
Answer is C in my opinion

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01 Oct 2004, 18:21

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01 Oct 2004, 22:53

Each choice but C contains errors of agreement.

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03 Oct 2004, 01:43

A.
what's the OA.
all is a modifier seems suspect in C
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