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17 Jul 2023, 21:38
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Let's evaluate:
(A): The sentence's first part, "Many of them dug during the Greenwood copper boom a century ago," is a fragment and lacks a subject to which "them" could refer. The rest of the sentence doesn't correctly connect with this fragment, resulting in confusion. (Eliminate)
(B): implies that the hills were dug during the copper boom, not the mines. (eliminate)
(C): incorrectly uses the present tense "are dotting" instead of "are dotted." (eliminate)
(D): properly states that the hills are dotted with mines and then clarifies that most mines were dug during the Greenwood copper boom. (keep for now)
(E): uses the awkward phrasing "most of which are dug" instead of "most of them dug." (not sure, but eliminate)
Option D seems to be the best choice, so I will go with option D.
(A): The sentence's first part, "Many of them dug during the Greenwood copper boom a century ago," is a fragment and lacks a subject to which "them" could refer. The rest of the sentence doesn't correctly connect with this fragment, resulting in confusion. (Eliminate)
(B): implies that the hills were dug during the copper boom, not the mines. (eliminate)
(C): incorrectly uses the present tense "are dotting" instead of "are dotted." (eliminate)
(D): properly states that the hills are dotted with mines and then clarifies that most mines were dug during the Greenwood copper boom. (keep for now)
(E): uses the awkward phrasing "most of which are dug" instead of "most of them dug." (not sure, but eliminate)
Option D seems to be the best choice, so I will go with option D.
17 Jul 2023, 21:50
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The correct sentence is (D).
The other sentences have errors in grammar or clarity.
(A) uses the passive voice, which is less concise and less forceful.
(B) uses the word "dug" in the past participle form, which is not correct for a main verb. The past participle form of "dig" is "dug", but it is used as an adjective in this sentence. The correct form of the verb is "dig".
(C) uses the word "dotting", which is not a strong verb and does not accurately convey the image of the hills being covered with copper mines.
(E) uses the word "dug" in the past participle form, which is not correct for a main verb. The past participle form of "dig" is "dug", but it is used as an adjective in this sentence. The correct form of the verb is "dig".
The sentence in (D) is grammatically correct and clear. It uses the active voice and the past tense, and it uses the correct form of the verb "dig". The sentence also conveys the image of the hills being covered with copper mines effectively.
The other sentences have errors in grammar or clarity.
(A) uses the passive voice, which is less concise and less forceful.
(B) uses the word "dug" in the past participle form, which is not correct for a main verb. The past participle form of "dig" is "dug", but it is used as an adjective in this sentence. The correct form of the verb is "dig".
(C) uses the word "dotting", which is not a strong verb and does not accurately convey the image of the hills being covered with copper mines.
(E) uses the word "dug" in the past participle form, which is not correct for a main verb. The past participle form of "dig" is "dug", but it is used as an adjective in this sentence. The correct form of the verb is "dig".
The sentence in (D) is grammatically correct and clear. It uses the active voice and the past tense, and it uses the correct form of the verb "dig". The sentence also conveys the image of the hills being covered with copper mines effectively.
17 Jul 2023, 21:53
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(A) "Many of them" is unnecessarily wordy and can be avoided to preserve the meaning of the sentence.
(B) "Dug during ...." is referring to "the hills" after the comma. And no grammatical or meaning issue in the rest of the sentence. Hence correct option.
(C) This sentence is conveying that "hundreds of copper mines" are doing the action of "dotting" on the hills, which is illogical
(D) This sentence is conveying that:- "hundreds of copper mines" were "dug during the Greenwood copper boom a century ago", which is illogical.
(E) The action of digging was completed a century ago, so "which are dug" is wrong in the sentence
(B) "Dug during ...." is referring to "the hills" after the comma. And no grammatical or meaning issue in the rest of the sentence. Hence correct option.
(C) This sentence is conveying that "hundreds of copper mines" are doing the action of "dotting" on the hills, which is illogical
(D) This sentence is conveying that:- "hundreds of copper mines" were "dug during the Greenwood copper boom a century ago", which is illogical.
(E) The action of digging was completed a century ago, so "which are dug" is wrong in the sentence
