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10 Dec 2007, 15:59
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It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to the popularization of a type of romantic, soothing singing that came to be called “crooning.”
(A) It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to
(B) Not long after the commencement of the decade of the 1930s, baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and also Russ Columbo decided to contribute in
(C) Not long after the 1930s commenced, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to
(D) Not long after the beginning of the 1930s commencement, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed to
(E) It was not long after the 1930s commenced that baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed in
Please explain your answers.
(A) It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to
(B) Not long after the commencement of the decade of the 1930s, baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and also Russ Columbo decided to contribute in
(C) Not long after the 1930s commenced, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to
(D) Not long after the beginning of the 1930s commencement, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed to
(E) It was not long after the 1930s commenced that baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed in
Please explain your answers.
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10 Dec 2007, 16:20
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you can simplify it to "later on, baritone singers (such as...) contributed to..."
A clumsy
B even more clumsy
D beginning + commencement is redundant
E "had contributed in" is incorrect
you can simplify it to "later on, baritone singers (such as...) contributed to..."
A clumsy
B even more clumsy
D beginning + commencement is redundant
E "had contributed in" is incorrect
10 Dec 2007, 19:41
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Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo are examples of baritone singers. They cannot be compared with baritone singers thus like cannot be used. This rules out options C and D.
'B' is too wordy... commencement of the decade of the 1930s... and decided to contribute in is changes the intent of the sentence.
had contributed in in 'E' is unidiomatic and does not go well with the sentence...
'A' resolves all the above problems...
What is the OA?
'B' is too wordy... commencement of the decade of the 1930s... and decided to contribute in is changes the intent of the sentence.
had contributed in in 'E' is unidiomatic and does not go well with the sentence...
'A' resolves all the above problems...
What is the OA?
