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31 Oct 2019, 09:41
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Focusing on Darwin's major insights and arguments, the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture is reasserted by Jonathan Howard.
A. the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture is reasserted by Jonathan Howard
B. the development of modern science and culture gets reasserted by Jonathan Howard through Darwin's work.
C. Jonathan Howard reasserts, for the development of modern science and culture, the importance of the work of Darwin.
D. the reassertion of the work of Darwin by Jonathan Howard is important for the development of modern science and culture
E. Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture
A. the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture is reasserted by Jonathan Howard
B. the development of modern science and culture gets reasserted by Jonathan Howard through Darwin's work.
C. Jonathan Howard reasserts, for the development of modern science and culture, the importance of the work of Darwin.
D. the reassertion of the work of Darwin by Jonathan Howard is important for the development of modern science and culture
E. Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture
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31 Oct 2019, 15:45
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Modifier error seems correct in C & E.
But in C, reasserts...the importance are distanced by prepositional phrase, whereas in E, statement is put in correct order, giving proper meaning.
E is correct.
But in C, reasserts...the importance are distanced by prepositional phrase, whereas in E, statement is put in correct order, giving proper meaning.
E is correct.
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Focusing on Darwin's major insights and arguments, the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture is reasserted by Jonathan Howard.
"Focusing on Darwin's major insights and arguments" should modify the entity that is doing the action of focusing..
A. the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture is reasserted by Jonathan Howard
B. the development of modern science and culture gets reasserted by Jonathan Howard through Darwin's work.
D. the reassertion of the work of Darwin by Jonathan Howard is important for the development of modern science and culture
eliminate options A/B and D- as they all have a modifier error
between options C and E:
C. Jonathan Howard reasserts, for the development of modern science and culture, the importance of the work of Darwin. - Redundant
work of Darwin is redundant compared to Darwin's work.
E. Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture- more concise and the better option- correct
"Focusing on Darwin's major insights and arguments" should modify the entity that is doing the action of focusing..
A. the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture is reasserted by Jonathan Howard
B. the development of modern science and culture gets reasserted by Jonathan Howard through Darwin's work.
D. the reassertion of the work of Darwin by Jonathan Howard is important for the development of modern science and culture
eliminate options A/B and D- as they all have a modifier error
between options C and E:
C. Jonathan Howard reasserts, for the development of modern science and culture, the importance of the work of Darwin. - Redundant
work of Darwin is redundant compared to Darwin's work.
E. Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern science and culture- more concise and the better option- correct
