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In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
A. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
B. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
C. In the Congressional elections of 1982, the Democratic Party secured a major victory in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintaining its majority.
D. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory by winning 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and they maintained their majority.
E. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory and won 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, maintaining their majority.
A. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
B. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
C. In the Congressional elections of 1982, the Democratic Party secured a major victory in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintaining its majority.
D. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory by winning 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and they maintained their majority.
E. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory and won 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, maintaining their majority.
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In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
A. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
B. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
C. In the Congressional elections of 1982, the Democratic Party secured a major victory in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintaining its majority.
D. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory by winning 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and they maintained their majority.
E. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory and won 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, maintaining their majority.
(A) This sentence is written in passive voice, which is not the most effective construction. It implies that the victory was secured by the Democratic Party in House of Representatives, when the subject should just be the Democratic Party. There is not a pronoun error: the singular noun the Democratic Party is correctly referred to by who (which can be singular or plural) and its (which is singular)
(B) Same passive voice error as choice A; winning and maintained are not parallel
(C) Correct. This sentence correctly uses the active voice construction the Democratic Party secured, and keeps parallel structure with winning and maintaining; the pronoun its correctly refers to the Democratic Party
(D) the Democratic Party is singular and should be referred to with singular pronouns. When referring to a political party, the party is a singular noun similar to the committee or the audience
(E) Same error as choice D
Answer: C
In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
A. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, who won 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
B. In the Congressional elections of 1982, a major victory was secured by the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintained its majority.
C. In the Congressional elections of 1982, the Democratic Party secured a major victory in the House of Representatives, winning 269 of 435 seats and maintaining its majority.
D. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory by winning 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and they maintained their majority.
E. In the 1982 Congressional elections, the Democratic Party secured a major victory and won 269 of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, maintaining their majority.
(A) This sentence is written in passive voice, which is not the most effective construction. It implies that the victory was secured by the Democratic Party in House of Representatives, when the subject should just be the Democratic Party. There is not a pronoun error: the singular noun the Democratic Party is correctly referred to by who (which can be singular or plural) and its (which is singular)
(B) Same passive voice error as choice A; winning and maintained are not parallel
(C) Correct. This sentence correctly uses the active voice construction the Democratic Party secured, and keeps parallel structure with winning and maintaining; the pronoun its correctly refers to the Democratic Party
(D) the Democratic Party is singular and should be referred to with singular pronouns. When referring to a political party, the party is a singular noun similar to the committee or the audience
(E) Same error as choice D
Answer: C
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I don't agree with the explanation. they secured by winning votes and maintained. why cant 2 parallel verb s be secured and maintained and c be the answer?
