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A central figure in the early homeschooling movement, John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what Helen and Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life is to contemporary homesteaders.
A. John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what
B. John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers like
C. John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers just as
D. John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers what
E. John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers like
A. John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what
B. John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers like
C. John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers just as
D. John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers what
E. John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers like
correct idiom is ... is to........what........isto
So left with a and d
a is having misplaced modifier problem, as central figure would be john holt not john holt's how children fail ( though i am not sure , but it seems like)
is john holt's how children fail could be central figure, if not why???
d is having parallism error, as non underline portion contains Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life therefore in underlined portion it should be John Holt's How Children Fail
please explain???
So left with a and d
a is having misplaced modifier problem, as central figure would be john holt not john holt's how children fail ( though i am not sure , but it seems like)
is john holt's how children fail could be central figure, if not why???
d is having parallism error, as non underline portion contains Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life therefore in underlined portion it should be John Holt's How Children Fail
please explain???
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A central figure in the early homeschooling movement, John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what Helen and Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life is to contemporary homesteaders.
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers like
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers just as
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers what
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers like
correct idiom is ... is to........what........isto
So left with a and d
a is having misplaced modifier problem, as central figure would be john holt not john holt's how children fail ( though i am not sure , but it seems like)
is john holt's how children fail could be central figure, if not why???
d is having parallism error, as non underline portion contains Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life therefore in underlined portion it should be John Holt's How Children Fail
please explain???
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers like
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers just as
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers what
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers like
correct idiom is ... is to........what........isto
So left with a and d
a is having misplaced modifier problem, as central figure would be john holt not john holt's how children fail ( though i am not sure , but it seems like)
is john holt's how children fail could be central figure, if not why???
d is having parallism error, as non underline portion contains Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life therefore in underlined portion it should be John Holt's How Children Fail
please explain???
Hi,
In the sentence you have A central figure in the early homeschooling movement,
it needs to be followed by John Holt and not John Holt's How Children Fail
Eliminate A B C
Hope it helps
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wastedyouth
A central figure in the early homeschooling movement, John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what Helen and Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life is to contemporary homesteaders.
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers like
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers just as
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers what
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers like
correct idiom is ... is to........what........isto
So left with a and d
a is having misplaced modifier problem, as central figure would be john holt not john holt's how children fail ( though i am not sure , but it seems like)
is john holt's how children fail could be central figure, if not why???
d is having parallism error, as non underline portion contains Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life therefore in underlined portion it should be John Holt's How Children Fail
please explain???
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers what
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers like
John Holt's How Children Fail is to unschoolers just as
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers what
John Holt wrote a book, How Children Fail, that is to unschoolers like
correct idiom is ... is to........what........isto
So left with a and d
a is having misplaced modifier problem, as central figure would be john holt not john holt's how children fail ( though i am not sure , but it seems like)
is john holt's how children fail could be central figure, if not why???
d is having parallism error, as non underline portion contains Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life therefore in underlined portion it should be John Holt's How Children Fail
please explain???
Hi,
In the sentence you have A central figure in the early homeschooling movement,
it needs to be followed by John Holt and not John Holt's How Children Fail
Eliminate A B C
Hope it helps
Agreed , but it leads to parallelism error, as in non underlined portion Helen and Scott Nearing's Living the Good Life
Pl explain
