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29 Oct 2021, 11:30
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In the experiment, the subjects will try and guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they can test the validity of extrasensory perception.
A. and guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they can test
B. and guess the symbol in the back of a card held up by a researcher and in doing so testing
C. guessing the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they will test
D. to guess the symbol on the back of a card being held up by a researcher so that they test
E. to guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher in order to test
A. and guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they can test
B. and guess the symbol in the back of a card held up by a researcher and in doing so testing
C. guessing the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they will test
D. to guess the symbol on the back of a card being held up by a researcher so that they test
E. to guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher in order to test
29 Oct 2021, 18:30
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A. and guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they can test -- try to is the correct usage. Also "they" has no antecedent
B. and guess the symbol in the back of a card held up by a researcher and in doing so testing -- try to is the correct usage. Also changes the meaning by suggesting that the subjects are validating the test and not the researchers by usage of "and"
C. guessing the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they will test -- try guessing is incorrect. Also "they" has no antecedent
D. to guess the symbol on the back of a card being held up by a researcher so that they test -- "they" has no antecedent
E. to guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher in order to test -- No errors
IMO Option E
B. and guess the symbol in the back of a card held up by a researcher and in doing so testing -- try to is the correct usage. Also changes the meaning by suggesting that the subjects are validating the test and not the researchers by usage of "and"
C. guessing the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher so that they will test -- try guessing is incorrect. Also "they" has no antecedent
D. to guess the symbol on the back of a card being held up by a researcher so that they test -- "they" has no antecedent
E. to guess the symbol on the back of a card held up by a researcher in order to test -- No errors
IMO Option E
06 Nov 2021, 08:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Answer: E.
The sentence as written contains an idiom error, “try and,” and an ambiguous pronoun “they.” Only choice E uses the correct idiom, “try to” and eliminates the pronoun.
