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The word inspired is used often by numerous critics in their description of a great play; it is precisely the emotion experienced by the audience as the final curtain descends.A. The word
inspired is used often by numerous critics in their description of a great play; it is precisely the emotion experienced by the audience as the final curtain descends
B. Used often by numerous critics in their description of a great play is the word
inspired, which is the precise emotion experienced by the audience as the final curtain descend
C. Precisely describing the emotion of the audience as the final curtain descends is the word
inspired, often used by numerous critics to describe a great play
D. The word
inspired is often used by numerous critics in their descriptions of a great play and describes the emotion of the audience as the final curtain descends as well.
E. The word
inspired is the precise emotion of the audience as the final curtain descends and is used by numerous critics to describe a great play.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The word inspired is used often by numerous critics in their description of a great play; it is precisely the emotion experienced by the audience as the final curtain descends.A. The word
inspired is used often by numerous critics in their description of a great play; it is precisely the emotion experienced by the audience as the final curtain descends
This answer choice is illogical. The pronoun it refers to The word inspired, but it is not the word that is the emotion experienced by the audience. The emotion that the audience experienced cannot be a word. This emotion, however, can be described/referred to/defined as "inspired".
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
The word/term... it is...
Whenever we see this Stop Sign, we know that the topic that the question checks is pronouns, specifically using refers to/defines/describes after the word/term (and not is).B. Used often by numerous critics in their description of a great play is the word
inspired, which is the precise emotion experienced by the audience as the final curtain descend
This answer choice is illogical. The word inspired is not the emotion experienced by the audience. The emotion that the audience experienced cannot be a word. This emotion, however, can be described/referred to/defined as "inspired".
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
The word/term... (it) is...
Whenever we see this Stop Sign, we know that the topic that the question checks is pronouns, specifically using refers to/defines/describes after the word/term (and not is).C. Precisely describing the emotion of the audience as the final curtain descends is the word
inspired, often used by numerous critics to describe a great play
This answer choice corrects the original Pronoun mistake. The word inspired is not the emotion experienced by the audience. The emotion that the audience experienced cannot be a word. This emotion, however, can be described as "inspired".D. The word
inspired is often used by numerous critics in their descriptions of a great play and describes the emotion of the audience as the final curtain descends as well.
Although this answer choice corrects the original pronoun mistake, it is stylistically flawed. The use of both often and numerous and adding the words as well create redundancy.E. The word
inspired is the precise emotion of the audience as the final curtain descends and is used by numerous critics to describe a great play.
This answer choice is illogical. The word inspired is not the emotion experienced by the audience. The emotion that the audience experienced cannot be a word. This emotion, however, can be described/referred to/defined as "inspired".
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
The word/term... (it) is...
Whenever we see this Stop Sign, we know that the topic that the question checks is pronouns, specifically using refers to/defines/describes after the word/term (and not is).