OFFICIAL EXPLANATIONProject SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPTQuote:
Companies that used to rely on voiceover artists or basic text-to-audio software to turn written articles into audio stories, now developing humanlike reader technology and training reporters in the art of reading out loud to help people with overflowing reading lists.
• Meaning?
If you cannot glean meaning from the prompt, start glancing at options B through E.
This language is a little garbled.
We can make a start.
The sentence suggests that companies that once did something are now doing something else.
The use of the verb
are is crucial to bring out this meaning.
THE OPTIONSQuote:
A) to turn written articles into audio stories, [ARE] now developing humanlike reader technology and training reporters
• The case of the missing verb
→ the subject,
companies, does not have a working verb
The omission of
are before
now developing results in an incoherent jumble that is not a full sentence.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
B) to turn written articles into audio stories are now developing humanlike reader technology and training reporters
• I do not see any errors
• The subject,
companies, is paired with a working verb,
are now developing. • this option makes sense
→ Companies used to rely on X and Y. Now they are developing ABC and training PQR
KEEP
Quote:
C) to turn written articles into audio stories are now developing humanlike reader technology and trained reporters
• nonsensical meaning
The phrase
trained reporters in the art of reading makes no sense.
The company is training reporters in the art of reading.
• the verbs should be parallel: the companies are developing XYZ and training ABC
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
D) for turning written articles into audio stories, [ARE] now developing humanlike reader technology and training reporters
• not a sentence
→ as is the case in option A, the subject
companies is not connected to a working verb and thus we do not have a sentence.
→ to create a complete verb, we need word "are"
• not idiomatic
→ The use of for turning is unidiomatic.
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
E) for turning written articles into audio stories are now developing humanlike reader technology and trained reporters
• nonsensical
Just as is the case in option C, the phrase
trained reporters in the art of reading makes no sense.
The company is training reporters in the art of reading.
• for turning is not idiomatic
ELIMINATE E
The correct answer is B.COMMENTSntngocanh19 , and again
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