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1). Although the first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, it had not been announced until February, 1968.
A) Although the first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, it had not been announced until February, 1968.
B) Although not announced until February, 1968, in the summer of 1967 graduate student Jocelyn Bell observed the first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted.
C). Although observed by graduate student Jocelyn Bell in the summer of 1967, the discovery of the first sighted pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star had not been announced before February, 1968.
D). The first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was observed in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, but the discovery was not announced until February, 1968.
E) The first sighted pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, was not announced until February, 1968, while it was observed in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell.
2). During the same period in which the Maya were developing a heiroglphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sphisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
A). but it was not as highly sphisticated as that of the Maya and was
B). but it was not as highly sophisticated as the Maya, being
C). but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
D). not as highly sphisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
E). not as highly sphisticated as the Maya's however, it was
Please explain your answers.
A) Although the first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, it had not been announced until February, 1968.
B) Although not announced until February, 1968, in the summer of 1967 graduate student Jocelyn Bell observed the first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted.
C). Although observed by graduate student Jocelyn Bell in the summer of 1967, the discovery of the first sighted pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star had not been announced before February, 1968.
D). The first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was observed in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, but the discovery was not announced until February, 1968.
E) The first sighted pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, was not announced until February, 1968, while it was observed in the summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell.
2). During the same period in which the Maya were developing a heiroglphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sphisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
A). but it was not as highly sphisticated as that of the Maya and was
B). but it was not as highly sophisticated as the Maya, being
C). but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
D). not as highly sphisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
E). not as highly sphisticated as the Maya's however, it was
Please explain your answers.
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What I got:
Q1 - D
Q2 - A
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Question 1
You have two past events here, one which occurred before the other.
This is a case of Past Perfect Tense
The correct usage is [HAD] + Past Participle for the earlier event, and the simple past tense of the verb that modifies the later event.
Answer A uses "had" to identify the later event, which is incorrect.
Modifiers
In choice B, the logical modifier is "the discovery", since the discovery was not announced until February 1968.
In choice C, the "pulsar" was observed by Jocelyn Bell in 1967, not the disscovery.
While
While should be used when an event is going on concurrently with another event.
Answer choice E states that the announcement and the observation occurred at the same time.
Answer D is the correct choice.
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Question 2:
Comparisons:
The writing of the Aztecs is being compared to the writing of the Mayas.
Choice B compares the writing of the Aztecs to the Mayan people. Incorrect.
Choice C is missing an "it". Take out the appositive and you get
.During the same period in which the Maya were developing a heiroglphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but was more pictographic in nature.
Idiomatic
"Not".. should be followed by "but"...
D and E don't follow this structure. You can eliminate them.
The other thing I noticed is that choices B, C, D and E seem to attribute the disparity in language sophistication between the Aztecs and the Mayan to the Aztec's language being more pictographic in nature.
The Mayan's language, however, was hieroglyphics, which is pictographic by definition. Are we to assume that there is an inverse relationship between the pictographic nature of a language and its level of sophistication?
I'm not sure if that judgement call can be made in a SC question.
Answer "A" for me.
Q1 - D
Q2 - A
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Question 1
You have two past events here, one which occurred before the other.
This is a case of Past Perfect Tense
The correct usage is [HAD] + Past Participle for the earlier event, and the simple past tense of the verb that modifies the later event.
Answer A uses "had" to identify the later event, which is incorrect.
Modifiers
In choice B, the logical modifier is "the discovery", since the discovery was not announced until February 1968.
In choice C, the "pulsar" was observed by Jocelyn Bell in 1967, not the disscovery.
While
While should be used when an event is going on concurrently with another event.
Answer choice E states that the announcement and the observation occurred at the same time.
Answer D is the correct choice.
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Question 2:
Comparisons:
The writing of the Aztecs is being compared to the writing of the Mayas.
Choice B compares the writing of the Aztecs to the Mayan people. Incorrect.
Choice C is missing an "it". Take out the appositive and you get
.During the same period in which the Maya were developing a heiroglphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but was more pictographic in nature.
Idiomatic
"Not".. should be followed by "but"...
D and E don't follow this structure. You can eliminate them.
The other thing I noticed is that choices B, C, D and E seem to attribute the disparity in language sophistication between the Aztecs and the Mayan to the Aztec's language being more pictographic in nature.
The Mayan's language, however, was hieroglyphics, which is pictographic by definition. Are we to assume that there is an inverse relationship between the pictographic nature of a language and its level of sophistication?
I'm not sure if that judgement call can be made in a SC question.
Answer "A" for me.
