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If Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels attracts less of a readership than he did in the eighteenth century, perhaps the reason is that modern readers do not know enough political history to appreciate the satire.
A. attracts less of a readership than he did in the eighteenth century
B. attracts less readers than the eighteenth century did
C. attracts fewer readers than it did in the eighteenth century
D. attracts fewer readers than he did in the eighteenth century
E. attracts less reading than it did in the eighteenth century
A. attracts less of a readership than he did in the eighteenth century
B. attracts less readers than the eighteenth century did
C. attracts fewer readers than it did in the eighteenth century
D. attracts fewer readers than he did in the eighteenth century
E. attracts less reading than it did in the eighteenth century
04 Jun 2019, 05:00
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If Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels attracts less of a readership than he did in the eighteenth century, perhaps the reason is that modern readers do not know enough political history to appreciate the satire.
A. attracts less of a readership than he did in the eighteenth century
B. attracts less readers than the eighteenth century did
C. attracts fewer readers than it did in the eighteenth century
D. attracts fewer readers than he did in the eighteenth century
E. attracts less reading than it did in the eighteenth century
A. attracts less of a readership than he did in the eighteenth century
B. attracts less readers than the eighteenth century did
C. attracts fewer readers than it did in the eighteenth century
D. attracts fewer readers than he did in the eighteenth century
E. attracts less reading than it did in the eighteenth century
The right answer here should be C. This is a relatively straightforward question that primarily tests our understanding of pronouns. We must start by asking ourselves, what attracts less of a readership now? Is it Swift himself? No, it is his book. Hence, the ideal pronoun to replace it will be "it". Immediately, this helps us eliminate options A, B, D. B is also incorrect because it is not the 18th century itself that was attracting less readership.
Between C and E, the question is what is being attracted. It is the readers, not the act of reading itself. Hence, we can eliminate E, leaving C as the correct answer.
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09 Jun 2019, 23:43
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Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels - proper noun - so singular
he - pronoun - no antecedant
he - pronoun - no antecedant
