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07 May 2021, 05:30
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Since stock exchange indexes fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments and its consequences.
A. fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
B. unexpectedly fluctuate, buyers should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
C. can fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
D. fluctuate unexpectedly, buyers should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
E. may experience unexpected fluctuations, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
A. fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
B. unexpectedly fluctuate, buyers should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
C. can fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
D. fluctuate unexpectedly, buyers should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
E. may experience unexpected fluctuations, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
14 May 2021, 05:45
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Since stock exchange indexes fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments and its consequences.
A. fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The singular possessive pronoun its at the end of the sentence has no noun to refer to. The nouns that precede its are all plural or human (indexes, buyer, dangers, investments) whereas it refers to singular non-human nouns.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: Any pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after the underlined part
B. unexpectedly fluctuate, buyers should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
This answer choice repeats the original Pronoun mistake. The singular possessive pronoun its at the end of the sentence has no noun to refer to. The nouns that precede it are all plural and\or human (indexes, buyers, dangers, investments) whereas its refers to singular non-human nouns.
C. can fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
This answer choice repeats the original Pronoun mistake. The singular possessive pronoun its at the end of the sentence has no noun to refer to. The nouns that precede its are all plural or human (indexes, buyer, dangers, investments) whereas it refers to singular non-human nouns.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: Any pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after the underlined part
D. fluctuate unexpectedly, buyers should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
This answer choice corrects the original Pronoun mistake by changing investments into investment, a singular non-human noun which agrees with its. In the original sentence, the singular possessive pronoun its at the end of the sentence had no noun to refer to. The nouns that precede its were all plural or human (indexes, buyer, dangers, investments) whereas its refers to singular non-human nouns.
E. may experience unexpected fluctuations, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun mistake, it is still stylistically flawed. The four-word phrase may experience unexpected fluctuations is used to express the same idea as the concise, two-word phrase unexpectedly fluctuates, and is therefore redundant.
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09 May 2021, 06:27
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A. fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
B. unexpectedly fluctuate, buyers should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
C. can fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
D. fluctuate unexpectedly, buyers should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment - KEEP
E. may experience unexpected fluctuations, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
Believe this gets tricky at this point
- may experience and unexpected kind of sound going back to the same thing perhaps
B. unexpectedly fluctuate, buyers should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
C. can fluctuate unexpectedly, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of disappointing investments
D. fluctuate unexpectedly, buyers should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment - KEEP
E. may experience unexpected fluctuations, every buyer should be aware of the dangers of a disappointing investment
Believe this gets tricky at this point
- may experience and unexpected kind of sound going back to the same thing perhaps
