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Alphabets arose among speakers of Semitic languages during the second millennium B.C and by idea diffusion and mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets was derived from that Semitic alphabet.
A. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets was derived from that Semitic alphabet.
B. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets deriving from that Semitic alphabet
C. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets were derived from that Semitic alphabet.
D. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets derived from that Semitic alphabet.
E. most actually copying and modifying of letterforms , all historic and now existing alphabet was deriving from the Semitic alphabet
A. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets was derived from that Semitic alphabet.
B. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets deriving from that Semitic alphabet
C. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets were derived from that Semitic alphabet.
D. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets derived from that Semitic alphabet.
E. most actually copying and modifying of letterforms , all historic and now existing alphabet was deriving from the Semitic alphabet
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Alphabets arose among speakers of Semitic languages during the second millennium B.C and by idea diffusion and mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets was derived from that Semitic alphabet.
This sentence has two ICs joined the "and" just before the underlined part.
A. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets was derived from that Semitic alphabet. -- plural subject (alphabets)
B. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets deriving from that Semitic alphabet -- WRONG participial modifier(-ing) joined to an IC with "and"
C. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets were derived from that Semitic alphabet. -- correct SVA and IC structure
D. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets derived from that Semitic alphabet. -- alphabets can't derive themselves; we need passive construct (were derived)
E. most actually copying and modifying of letterforms , all historic and now existing alphabet was deriving from the Semitic alphabet -- SVA issue and unnecessary past progressive verb tense
Answer: C
This sentence has two ICs joined the "and" just before the underlined part.
A. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets was derived from that Semitic alphabet. -- plural subject (alphabets)
B. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets deriving from that Semitic alphabet -- WRONG participial modifier(-ing) joined to an IC with "and"
C. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets were derived from that Semitic alphabet. -- correct SVA and IC structure
D. mostly by actual copying and modification of letterforms, all of the historical and now existing alphabets derived from that Semitic alphabet. -- alphabets can't derive themselves; we need passive construct (were derived)
E. most actually copying and modifying of letterforms , all historic and now existing alphabet was deriving from the Semitic alphabet -- SVA issue and unnecessary past progressive verb tense
Answer: C
