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A. Nothing present for the pronoun 'it' to refer back to
B. Same error as in a
C. Correct option
D. use of 'to' is incorrect here
E. verb is missing

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A. Nothing present for the pronoun 'it' to refer back to
B. Same error as in a
C. Wordy and awkward
D. Correct option
E. verb is missing

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Although British and French abolitionists of the late 1700s predicted that manumission and the blockading of slave ships would gradually undermine it, slavery continued to be the dominant cultural and economic force in southern America until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.

(A) would gradually undermine it - we use would for future from the past
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it - use of to be here is nonsensical
(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery- would be is also nonsensical
(D) to gradually undermine slavery- use of slavery twice is redundant
(E) gradually undermining it- lacks a verb

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Although British and French abolitionists of the late 1700s predicted that manumission and the blockading of slave ships would gradually undermine it, slavery continued to be the dominant cultural and economic force in southern America until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.

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(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
(D) to gradually undermine slavery
(E) gradually undermining it


 


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(A) would gradually undermine it - (1) a verb is needed here right after the subject to make it a dependent clause so would is correct, (2) it - the antecedent of it is slavery and it is correct structure because it is placed right next to the noun it is modifying. We usually have it before but right after is also okay, (3) gradually - an adverb is used correctly to modify a verb. Structure✅ Meaning✅

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it - (1) a finite verb is missing, use of the infinitive verb is not correct.

(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery - (1) a verb is needed here right after the subject to make it a dependent clause so would is correct, (2) gradual is an adjective which can only modify a noun but here it is wrongly modifying a verb❎. Incorrect.

(D) to gradually undermine slavery - (1) a finite verb is missing. Incorrect.

(E) gradually undermining it - (1) a finite verb is missing. Incorrect.

Therefore, option A is the correct answer.
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I chose A, as


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"to be" doesn't sounds right

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two things can't be "a gradual undermining"

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doesn't work with predicted

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doesn't work with predicted
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(A) would gradually undermine it
'Would' is correctly used with predicted. 'It' here refers to slavery. Correct choice

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
This choice uses 'to' instead of would

(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
This choice is too wordy

(D) to gradually undermine slavery
This choice has the same error as A

(E) gradually undermining it
this choice has no verb

Option A is the right choice here
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Although British and French abolitionists of the late 1700s predicted that manumission and the blockading of slave ships would gradually undermine it, slavery continued to be the dominant cultural and economic force in southern America until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.

(A) would gradually undermine it
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
(D) to gradually undermine slavery
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use of Would vs to or altogether missing the connecting verb. E is clearly wrong as not having connecting word. Also "manumission and the blockading" was put up "To" block/discourage/undermine the slavery. Would is wrong so A and C are out.


Between B and C, B is clearly bad usage of grammatical construction. D is clear answer.
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Although British and French abolitionists of the late 1700s predicted that manumission and the blockading of slave ships would gradually undermine it, slavery continued to be the dominant cultural and economic force in southern America until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.

(A) would gradually undermine it
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
(D) to gradually undermine slavery
(E) gradually undermining it. Missing Connecting word


 


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use of Would vs to or altogether missing the connecting verb. E is clearly wrong as not having connecting word. Also "manumission and the blockading" was put up "To" block/discourage/undermine the slavery. Would is wrong so A and C are out.


Between B and C, B is clearly bad usage of grammatical construction. D is clear answer.

Again here no kudos. Despite having clear explanation and correct answer. I have no idea why.
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anu21v - The answer to this question is A. Your response indicates the answer is D. Hence, it was not awarded.
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(A) would gradually undermine it
'Would' is correctly used with predicted. 'It' here refers to slavery. Correct choice

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
This choice uses 'to' instead of would

(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
This choice is too wordy

(D) to gradually undermine slavery
This choice has the same error as A

(E) gradually undermining it
this choice has no verb

Option A is the right choice here
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(A) would gradually undermine it
'Would' is correctly used with predicted. 'It' here refers to slavery. Correct choice

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
This choice uses 'to' instead of would

(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
This choice is too wordy

(D) to gradually undermine slavery
This choice has the same error as A

(E) gradually undermining it
this choice has no verb

Option A is the right choice here


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Hi, The post was made at 8:01 am PST (after the answers were released). Posts made until 8:00 am PST were considered for evaluation.

Would request you to please post the explanations a bit earlier.

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(A) would gradually undermine it
'Would' is correctly used with predicted. 'It' here refers to slavery. Correct choice

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
This choice uses 'to' instead of would

(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
This choice is too wordy

(D) to gradually undermine slavery
This choice has the same error as A

(E) gradually undermining it
this choice has no verb

Option A is the right choice here


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The post was made too late. A post should be made before 8 AM PST.
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(A) would gradually undermine it
'Would' is correctly used with predicted. 'It' here refers to slavery. Correct choice

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
This choice uses 'to' instead of would

(C) would be a gradual undermining of slavery
This choice is too wordy

(D) to gradually undermine slavery
This choice has the same error as A

(E) gradually undermining it
this choice has no verb

Option A is the right choice here


gmatophobia any reason I wasn't given a kudos for this?

Hi, The post was made at 8:01 am PST (after the answers were released). Posts made until 8:00 am PST were considered for evaluation.

Would request you to please post the explanations a bit earlier.

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Yea I noticed the website didnt allow to post back to back explanations that I opened in concurrent tabs, so I was a few seconds over. No leeway here?
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