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30 Apr 2021, 04:30
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In "Beauty and the Beast", Beast is actually a prince who, due to a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up until Beauty agreed to marry him.
A. due to a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
B. because of a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
C. because of a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast
D. due to a spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
E. because of a witch's spell, had turned and remained a beast
A. due to a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
B. because of a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
C. because of a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast
D. due to a spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
E. because of a witch's spell, had turned and remained a beast
02 May 2021, 03:30
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In "Beauty and the Beast", Beast is actually a prince who, due to a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up until Beauty agreed to marry him.
A. due to a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
This answer choice is stylistically flawed.
Since the word up can be omitted without affecting the grammatical correctness of the sentence and without changing its meaning, it is redundant.
It is true that the correct answer can be stylistically flawed. However, there is an answer choice which is stylistically correct and therefore preferable. Look for it!
B. because of a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
This answer choice repeats the originalstylistic mistake of redundancy.
It is true that the correct answer can be stylisically flawed. However, there is an answer choice which is stylistically correct and therefore preferable. Look for it!
Note that replacing due to with because of is irrelevant as both forms are correct.
C. because of a witch's spell, had turned into and remained a beast
This answer choice corrects the original redundancy by omitting the word up.
D. due to a spell, had turned into and remained a beast up
This answer choice repeats the originalstylistic mistake of redundancy.
Since the word up can be omitted without affecting the grammatical correctness of the sentence and without changing its meaning, it is redundant.
In addition, the omission of the word witch's changes the meaning of the original sentence.
E. because of a witch's spell, had turned and remained a beast
While this answer choice corrects the original redundancy mistake, it is grammatically incorrect. The verb turned requires a preposition in order to be able to logically connect to a beast. The prince did not turn a beast - he turned into a beast.
What helps us identify this question as a Split Construction question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- A split construction: Verb A + and/or + Verb B + object
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