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A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being an independent Western Europe which now thinks of itself in trans-nationalist terms.
A. A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being
B. Beginning any discussion of our nations foreign policy must be the fact of there being
C. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact that there is
D. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin by acknowledging the existence of
E. To begin discussing our nations foreign policy thee must be an acknowledgment of the fact that
I managed to get this problem correct because it sounded correct in my ears. However, I really don't know exactly what makes it correct. The OA is D. I know, in general, that "by" usually comes when we have a passive sentence. However, there is no indication of passive verbs throughout the sentence. When is "by" used then? It confuses me.
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A. A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being
B. Beginning any discussion of our nations foreign policy must be the fact of there being
C. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact that there is
D. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin by acknowledging the existence of
E. To begin discussing our nations foreign policy thee must be an acknowledgment of the fact that
I managed to get this problem correct because it sounded correct in my ears. However, I really don't know exactly what makes it correct. The OA is D. I know, in general, that "by" usually comes when we have a passive sentence. However, there is no indication of passive verbs throughout the sentence. When is "by" used then? It confuses me.
Thanks
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20 Jan 2008, 07:53
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tarek99 - you begin a discussion by doing something, agree?
The only option with 'begin' + another verb is D. I'm not sure if the correct usage of the passive voice is being tested in this SC at all.
The only option with 'begin' + another verb is D. I'm not sure if the correct usage of the passive voice is being tested in this SC at all.
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This sentence has word construction and verb tense change issue:
A. A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being (Firstly this choice suggests a Wordy – [ “the fact of there being” == existence ]and secondly “being” is present participle form of “be” verb, why to shift the tense from simple present to present perfect tense – eliminate it]
B. Beginning any discussion of our nations foreign policy must be the fact of there being (Firstly this choice suggests a Wordy – [ “the fact of there being” == existence ]and secondly “being” is present participle form of “be” verb, why to shift the tense from simple present to present perfect tense – eliminate it]
C. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact that there is (This sentence is confusing and why to suddenly introduce “Expletive Constructions” construction – Eliminate it)
D. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin by acknowledging the existence of (Hold it)
E. To begin discussing our nations foreign policy thee must be an acknowledgment of the fact that (Why “thee” – what second person doing here? – Eliminate it)
Answer: D
A. A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being (Firstly this choice suggests a Wordy – [ “the fact of there being” == existence ]and secondly “being” is present participle form of “be” verb, why to shift the tense from simple present to present perfect tense – eliminate it]
B. Beginning any discussion of our nations foreign policy must be the fact of there being (Firstly this choice suggests a Wordy – [ “the fact of there being” == existence ]and secondly “being” is present participle form of “be” verb, why to shift the tense from simple present to present perfect tense – eliminate it]
C. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact that there is (This sentence is confusing and why to suddenly introduce “Expletive Constructions” construction – Eliminate it)
D. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin by acknowledging the existence of (Hold it)
E. To begin discussing our nations foreign policy thee must be an acknowledgment of the fact that (Why “thee” – what second person doing here? – Eliminate it)
Answer: D
