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Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an
all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as
Bona Dea, "the good goddess."
(A) Based on accounts of various ancient writers
(B) Basing it on various ancient writers' accounts
(C) With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis
(D) By the accounts of various ancient writers they used
(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers
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E.
A is inappropriate because scholars cannot be 'based' but scholars can 'use'
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What's wrong with A?
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OA = E
but i am not sure why A is not the correct answer.
a) Based on something, scholars found something
b) Using something, scholars found something
between the 2, i think both should be right
Pls explain
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Scholars used info. stories can be based on accounts. scholars can't be based.
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u r the man
that one line helped me,
Can i say
Based on ancient scripts, the truth was revealed.
Using the ancient scripts, scholars found the truth
Deneb
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biddu wrote: u r the man
that one line helped me,
Can i say
Based on ancient scripts, the truth was revealed.
Using the ancient scripts, scholars found the truth
Deneb
ya
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