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28 Apr 2023, 01:30
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Renaissance scientist Copernicus found that his rejection of the Ptolemaic system placed him at odds not only with the Church and the scientific community of his day, but also with ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe.
(A) not only with the Church and the scientific community of his day, but also with ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(B) opposing the Church and the scientific community of his day, and also the ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(C) not only in opposition to the Church and the scientific community of his day, but with ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(D) not only with the Church and the scientific community of his day, but with ship captains, who calculated their navigations on a geocentric basis
(E) opposing not only churchmen and scientists, but the ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(A) not only with the Church and the scientific community of his day, but also with ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(B) opposing the Church and the scientific community of his day, and also the ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(C) not only in opposition to the Church and the scientific community of his day, but with ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
(D) not only with the Church and the scientific community of his day, but with ship captains, who calculated their navigations on a geocentric basis
(E) opposing not only churchmen and scientists, but the ship captains, who navigated according to a geocentric universe
28 Apr 2023, 02:56
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Option A correctly uses the correct idiomatic usage. Not only x but also y
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07 May 2023, 13:00
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KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
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The correct phrase is “at odds with,” not “at odds . . . opposing,” in (B) and (E), or “at odds . . .in opposition,” in (C). It’s better to say “navigated according to a geocentric universe” than “calculated their navigations on a geocentric basis,” in (D).
