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Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept through history, maybe none is more concentrated asthe wave that brought 12 million immigrants onto American shores in little more than three decades. (A) maybe none is more concentrated as (B) it may be that none is more concentrated as (C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated than (D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated than (E) perhaps none was more concentrated than What is wrong with choice (d)? thx!
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My answer is "E" More ...than ... proper comparison therefore between C, D, and E C and D has " it is none".... which is an awkward usage therefor E
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gtr022001 wrote: Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept
through history, maybe none is more concentrated as
the wave that brought 12 million immigrants onto
American shores in little more than three decades.
(A) maybe none is more concentrated as
(B) it may be that none is more concentrated as
(C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated
than
(D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated
than
(E) perhaps none was more concentrated than
What is wrong with choice (d)? thx! D has many issues: 1. "is" is in present tense, while the sentence demands past tense. 2. "it" is not required in D as the pronoun "it" does not refer to any antecedent. Hence, it more acts like a demonstrative pronoun, which is not required here. 3. When you say "it is none that was", you are stressing on "none", while the sentence construction does not need this stress. 4. Just another thought - "maybe" is an informal use of "perhaps". "perhaps" is formal. But, just this does not clearly make D wrong. Thanks, Arun
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Re: vast tides of migration [#permalink]
07 Dec 2010, 07:52
Aside the formal and informal aspects of the term ‘maybe’, D is so off the mark on grammar in that you can’t have a present tense for an event that occurred in the past, unless it is a recurring and a universal phenomenon.
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Re: vast tides of migration [#permalink]
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gtr022001 wrote: Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept
through history, maybe none is more concentrated as
the wave that brought 12 million immigrants onto
American shores in little more than three decades.
(A) maybe none is more concentrated as
(B) it may be that none is more concentrated as
(C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated
than
(D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated
than
(E) perhaps none was more concentrated than
What is wrong with choice (d)? thx! Hi gtr, the ans to your q - D is wordy and perhaps is a much preferred word over maybe (more formal usage). Hope this helps...
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(E)(A) maybe none is more concentrated as (B) it may be that none is more concentrated as (C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated than (D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated than (E) perhaps none was more concentrated than
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Re: Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept through [#permalink]
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I have picked E as the answer choice:
A. This answer is incorrect because of the use of the simple present verb "is". Clearly this event is a fact and is in the past. Therefore, simple past tense should be used.
B. Again, this answer choice uses simple present tense instead of simple past tense. Also, what is "it" referring to?
C. Again, a simple present tense is used instead of simple past tense. The use of the pronoun "it" has no antecedent, so this can't be correct.
D. Although the tense error is correct in this answer choice, the use of the pronoun "it" is incorrect because this pronoun has no antecedent.
E. The pronoun is taken out of this sentence and the use of simple past tense is correct.
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