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01 Jun 2022, 16:00
Kudos
Bookmarks
B
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Difficulty:
5%
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Question Stats:
96% (00:37) correct
4%
(00:58)
wrong
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The legendary traveller, Ibn Battuta, wrote and published the Rihla with his purpose being to recount stories of his travels across the world.
(A) with his purpose being to recount
(B) to recount
(C) and his purpose was recounting
(D) thus recounted
(E) for recounting
(A) with his purpose being to recount
(B) to recount
(C) and his purpose was recounting
(D) thus recounted
(E) for recounting
05 Jun 2022, 08:15
Kudos
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Bunuel
Official Explanation:
Answer: B
The correct answer is one that conveys the meaning crisply using the least number of words—in this case B.
A and C are unnecessarily wordy.
E. The use of for recounting is unidiomatic.
D. Makes for a disconnected sentence. It is not clear who recounted.
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