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15 Oct 2021, 03:00
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In reaction to King Charles I's attempt to arrest five parliament members in 1642, the House of Commons maintained that it had a right to question the right of the sovereign to enter its chamber.
(A) it had a right to question the right of the sovereign to enter its chamber
(B) they have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
(C) they will have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
(D) it was their right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
(E) it has the right to question the sovereign's right to enter its chambers
(A) it had a right to question the right of the sovereign to enter its chamber
(B) they have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
(C) they will have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
(D) it was their right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
(E) it has the right to question the sovereign's right to enter its chambers
17 Oct 2021, 03:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In reaction to King Charles I's attempt to arrest five parliament members in 1642, the House of Commons maintained that it had a right to question the right of the sovereign to enter its chamber.
(A) it had a right to question the right of the sovereign to enter its chamber
This answer choice correctly uses a Past tense (had) after a Reported Speech verb in the Past tense (maintained), and uses the pronouns it and its to correctly refer to the singular noun the House of Commons.
(B) they have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The pronouns they and their do not agree with the noun House of Commons to which they refer.
What helps us identify Pronoun mistakes is the following Stop Sign:
- Every pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
In addition, in Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (maintained), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, have is in the Present.
What helps us identify this question as a Reported Speech question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Reported Speech with a reporting verb in Past tense
(C) they will have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The pronouns they and their do not agree with the noun House of Commons to which they refer.
In addition, in Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (maintained), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, will have is in the Future.
What helps us identify this question as a Reported Speech question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Reported Speech with a reporting verb in Past tense
(D) it was their right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The pronoun their does not agree with the noun House of Commons to which it refers.
(E) it has the right to question the sovereign's right to enter its chambers
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. In Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (maintained), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, has is in the Present.
What helps us identify this question as a Reported Speech question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Reported Speech with a reporting verb in Past tense
General Discussion
15 Oct 2021, 03:44
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(A) it had a right to question the right of the sovereign to enter its chamber
Correctly makes use of the past tense. Uses the correct pronoun of "it" to refer to the House of Commons.
(B) they have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Who are "they"? "They" cannot link back to the House of Commons and, therefore, grammatically can only link back to the five members of parliament which is wrong. The pronoun "it" must be used. This choice is also in the present tense when it should be in the past tense.
(C) they will have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Same as above. The tense in this choice is future tense, when it should be in the past tense.
(D) it was their right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
"Their" is the incorrect pronoun to use when referring to the House of Commons. It should be "it" instead.
(E) it has the right to question the sovereign's right to enter its chambers
Incorrectly uses the present tense instead of the past tense.
Answer A
Correctly makes use of the past tense. Uses the correct pronoun of "it" to refer to the House of Commons.
(B) they have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Who are "they"? "They" cannot link back to the House of Commons and, therefore, grammatically can only link back to the five members of parliament which is wrong. The pronoun "it" must be used. This choice is also in the present tense when it should be in the past tense.
(C) they will have a right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
Same as above. The tense in this choice is future tense, when it should be in the past tense.
(D) it was their right to question the sovereign's right to enter their chamber
"Their" is the incorrect pronoun to use when referring to the House of Commons. It should be "it" instead.
(E) it has the right to question the sovereign's right to enter its chambers
Incorrectly uses the present tense instead of the past tense.
Answer A
