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That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.
(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
(B) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
(C) It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
(D) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
(E) The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said
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(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
(B) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
(C) It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
(D) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
(E) The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said
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Thus far most efforts by educators to come to grips with the computer revolution have been modest and tentative. This is understandable when one recognizes that the microcomputer — the relatively small, inexpensive machine that has made computing feasible in schools and homes — is barely seven years old. In his 1970 book, ''Future Shock,'' Alvin Toffler did not even mention microcomputers!
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Thus far most efforts by educators to come to grips with the computer revolution have been modest and tentative. This is understandable when one recognizes that the microcomputer — the relatively small, inexpensive machine that has made computing feasible in schools and homes — is barely seven years old. In his 1970 book, ''Future Shock,'' Alvin Toffler did not even mention microcomputers!
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When I review this question with students, I find the best way to think about it is to think of the following structure as an idiom:
"It's surprising that __________"
"It can hardly be said that ________"
"It's unfortunate but true that __________"
This construction is a particular type of English idiom that's used to avoid putting a very long, complicated clause at the beginning of a sentence. Given the choice, most of us native English speakers should prefer (1) to (2) below:
(1) It's unfortunate that Jordan and Lee unexpectedly divorced after five seemingly happy years of marriage. - Good
(2) That Jordan and Lee unexpectedly divorced after five seemingly happy years of marriage is unfortunate. - Weird
You might want to cross off (1) because the 'it' doesn't seem to refer to anything. However, that's because in this particular idiom, there's a 'hollow it' that doesn't refer to anything at all, and that's okay. The 'hollow it' shows up in other English sentences too, like "It's raining" or "It's going to be beautiful outside today."
Really, what I think is being tested in options (A) and (B) is whether you recognize the 'it can hardly be said that ______' idiom, and whether you know that it's better to keep an idiom in its normal form than to move the bits around.
"It's surprising that __________"
"It can hardly be said that ________"
"It's unfortunate but true that __________"
This construction is a particular type of English idiom that's used to avoid putting a very long, complicated clause at the beginning of a sentence. Given the choice, most of us native English speakers should prefer (1) to (2) below:
(1) It's unfortunate that Jordan and Lee unexpectedly divorced after five seemingly happy years of marriage. - Good
(2) That Jordan and Lee unexpectedly divorced after five seemingly happy years of marriage is unfortunate. - Weird
You might want to cross off (1) because the 'it' doesn't seem to refer to anything. However, that's because in this particular idiom, there's a 'hollow it' that doesn't refer to anything at all, and that's okay. The 'hollow it' shows up in other English sentences too, like "It's raining" or "It's going to be beautiful outside today."
Really, what I think is being tested in options (A) and (B) is whether you recognize the 'it can hardly be said that ______' idiom, and whether you know that it's better to keep an idiom in its normal form than to move the bits around.
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A - That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
That something has happened can hardly be said that it is their fault.
something = educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
The second that is problematic.
If we change the construction to - That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be their fault, I don't see any grammatical lapses, the construction is inelegant and awkward. I would look for a better construction.
B - That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
That something has happened can hardly be said to be at fault.
something = educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
What does it even mean? Who is at fault? An event cannot be at fault.
C - It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology is just a modifier modifying educators. So the sentence in essence reads - It can hardly be said that it is the fault of a certain kind of educators.
certain kind - those educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
Now what is the fault of educators? it has no referent.
E - The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said.
Something can hardly be said - Okay
Something - The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
- Changes meaning. it is not a fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology. In fact this very thing is debatable.
D - It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology - Perfect.
That something has happened can hardly be said that it is their fault.
something = educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
The second that is problematic.
If we change the construction to - That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be their fault, I don't see any grammatical lapses, the construction is inelegant and awkward. I would look for a better construction.
B - That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
That something has happened can hardly be said to be at fault.
something = educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
What does it even mean? Who is at fault? An event cannot be at fault.
C - It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology is just a modifier modifying educators. So the sentence in essence reads - It can hardly be said that it is the fault of a certain kind of educators.
certain kind - those educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
Now what is the fault of educators? it has no referent.
E - The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said.
Something can hardly be said - Okay
Something - The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
- Changes meaning. it is not a fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology. In fact this very thing is debatable.
D - It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology - Perfect.
