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A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year as Gulliver’s Travels were published, shows how the biting satire that marked many of Swift’s public works was reflected in his private writings as well.
(A) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year as Gulliver’s Travels were published
(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels
(C) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year that Gulliver’s Travels was published
(D) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year as he published Gulliver’s Travels that
(E) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels that
Can some one explain why each answer choice is right or wrong(especially B and C)?
can that refer to the year as it does in C?
(A) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year as Gulliver’s Travels were published
(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels
(C) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year that Gulliver’s Travels was published
(D) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year as he published Gulliver’s Travels that
(E) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels that
Can some one explain why each answer choice is right or wrong(especially B and C)?
can that refer to the year as it does in C?
12 Sep 2015, 09:30
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A) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year as Gulliver’s Travels were published -- --“travels were” published is SV error -- Gulliver’s travels is the name of a book
(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels – means that the newly discovered letter was published Gulliver’s travels -- incorrect
(C) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year that Gulliver’s Travels was published -- correct choice
(D) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year as he published Gulliver’s Travels that – rejected because of absurd meaning
(E) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels that ----- rejected because of absurd meaning as in D
(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels – means that the newly discovered letter was published Gulliver’s travels -- incorrect
(C) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year that Gulliver’s Travels was published -- correct choice
(D) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year as he published Gulliver’s Travels that – rejected because of absurd meaning
(E) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels that ----- rejected because of absurd meaning as in D
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D and E, changes the meaning of the sentence, ruled out.
Out of A, B & C
A & B are incorrect, A - were published - singular - should be was, B - unclear and incorrect
C correctly says that the letter was written in the same year, in which Gulliver's Travels was published
