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26 Nov 2021, 02:30
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Construction companies have been builds a lot recently as doing so is lucrative, in the current economic climate.
A. builds a lot recently as doing so
B. will build a lot recently as doing so
C. building a lot recently as to do so
D. building a lot recently as it
E. building a lot in recent times as doing so
A. builds a lot recently as doing so
B. will build a lot recently as doing so
C. building a lot recently as to do so
D. building a lot recently as it
E. building a lot in recent times as doing so
27 Nov 2021, 02:15
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Construction companies have been builds a lot recently as doing so is lucrative, in the current economic climate.
A. builds a lot recently as doing so
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. Only the first verb of a sentence (or section) should be conjugated. Builds is not the first verb in the sentence, so it should not be conjugated. However, builds is conjugated: it is the present form (V1) of build.
B. will build a lot recently as doing so
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. Only the first verb of a sentence should be conjugated. Will build is not the first verb in the sentence, so it should not be conjugated. However, will build is conjugated: it is the future form of build.
C. building a lot recently as to do so
Only the first verb of a sentence (or section) should be conjugated. This answer choice corrects the original Tenses error by using the unconjugated verb building after the conjugated verb been.
D. building a lot recently as it
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Tenses error by keeping only the first verb of the sentence (or section) conjugated, it uses the Pronoun it to refer to a previously mentioned verb.
If we wish to refer to a previously mentioned verb (building), we need to use the phrase to do so or doing so.
What helps us identify this question as a Pronoun question is the following Stop Sign:
E. building a lot in recent times as doing so
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Tenses error by keeping only the first verb of the sentence (or section) conjugated, it creates wordiness by using the phrase in recent times instead of the more concise recently.
A. builds a lot recently as doing so
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. Only the first verb of a sentence (or section) should be conjugated. Builds is not the first verb in the sentence, so it should not be conjugated. However, builds is conjugated: it is the present form (V1) of build.
B. will build a lot recently as doing so
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. Only the first verb of a sentence should be conjugated. Will build is not the first verb in the sentence, so it should not be conjugated. However, will build is conjugated: it is the future form of build.
C. building a lot recently as to do so
Only the first verb of a sentence (or section) should be conjugated. This answer choice corrects the original Tenses error by using the unconjugated verb building after the conjugated verb been.
D. building a lot recently as it
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Tenses error by keeping only the first verb of the sentence (or section) conjugated, it uses the Pronoun it to refer to a previously mentioned verb.
If we wish to refer to a previously mentioned verb (building), we need to use the phrase to do so or doing so.
What helps us identify this question as a Pronoun question is the following Stop Sign:
- Any pronoun in the underlined part or after it.
E. building a lot in recent times as doing so
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Tenses error by keeping only the first verb of the sentence (or section) conjugated, it creates wordiness by using the phrase in recent times instead of the more concise recently.
General Discussion
26 Nov 2021, 03:55
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A. builds a lot recently as doing so
Companies have been builds - Is wrong as there is no subject for the verb builds. Companies(S) Have..(Verb)
B. will build a lot recently as doing so
Companies have been -Denotes present continues tense.
Use of will is wrong for two reasons:
a)Subject missing for the verb will
b)Denotes future tense we are talking about present.
C. building a lot recently as to do so
Use of building removes the subject verb error but the the use of to do so is clumsy and can be simply replaced by doing so
D. building a lot recently as it
Use of building removes the subject verb error but use of pronoun it is dangling, as there is no subject antecedent for the same(cannot refer to any subject present in the sentence) also use of it seems wrong here because we are trying to define the importance of an action rather than a Noun. Hence wrong.
E. building a lot in recent times as doing so
Removes all the errors though it could have been better if in place of - in recent times the sentence would have used recently.
