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Movie stars such as Barbara Hershey, who played the role of the Queen in Black Swan, become popular for a brief period when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while, and never regain popularity.
A. when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while and never regain popularity.
B. when her movies are released, but their popularity often goes into decline after a short while and never regains its previous status again.
C. during the release of their movies, but often go into decline after a short while and never again gain popularity.
D. during the release of their movies, but their popularity often declines after a short while and never regains its previous status.
E. when her movies are released, but often decline after a short while and never regain the previous status.
A. when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while and never regain popularity.
B. when her movies are released, but their popularity often goes into decline after a short while and never regains its previous status again.
C. during the release of their movies, but often go into decline after a short while and never again gain popularity.
D. during the release of their movies, but their popularity often declines after a short while and never regains its previous status.
E. when her movies are released, but often decline after a short while and never regain the previous status.
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Movie stars such as Barbara Hershey, who played the role of the Queen in Black Swan, become popular for a brief period when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while, and never regain popularity.
A. when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while and never regain popularity.
B. when her movies are released, but their popularity often goes into decline after a short while and never regains its previous status again.
C. during the release of their movies, but often go into decline after a short while and never again gain popularity.
D. during the release of their movies, but their popularity often declines after a short while and never regains its previous status.
E. when her movies are released, but often decline after a short while and never regain the previous status.
A. The sentence implies that the Movie Stars go into decline - this meaning does not make sense; the popularity of the movie stars go into decline.
B. The pronoun “her” conveys the wrong meaning. The sentence implies that the movie stars become popular when Barbara Hershey's movies are released.
The words “regains” and “again” are redundant.
C. The sentence implies that the Movie Stars go into decline - this meaning does not make sense; the popularity of the movie stars go into decline.
D. CORRECT. The sentence correctly depicts that the popularity declines and never regains its previous status. The pronoun “its” correctly refers to “popularity” - a genitive pronoun can refer to a nominative antecedent.
E. The pronoun “her” conveys the wrong meaning. The sentence implies that the movie stars become popular when Barbara Hershey's movies are released.
The sentence implies that the Movie Stars decline - this meaning does not make sense; the popularity of the movie stars decline.
Answer: D
Movie stars such as Barbara Hershey, who played the role of the Queen in Black Swan, become popular for a brief period when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while, and never regain popularity.
A. when their movies are released, but often go into decline after a short while and never regain popularity.
B. when her movies are released, but their popularity often goes into decline after a short while and never regains its previous status again.
C. during the release of their movies, but often go into decline after a short while and never again gain popularity.
D. during the release of their movies, but their popularity often declines after a short while and never regains its previous status.
E. when her movies are released, but often decline after a short while and never regain the previous status.
A. The sentence implies that the Movie Stars go into decline - this meaning does not make sense; the popularity of the movie stars go into decline.
B. The pronoun “her” conveys the wrong meaning. The sentence implies that the movie stars become popular when Barbara Hershey's movies are released.
The words “regains” and “again” are redundant.
C. The sentence implies that the Movie Stars go into decline - this meaning does not make sense; the popularity of the movie stars go into decline.
D. CORRECT. The sentence correctly depicts that the popularity declines and never regains its previous status. The pronoun “its” correctly refers to “popularity” - a genitive pronoun can refer to a nominative antecedent.
E. The pronoun “her” conveys the wrong meaning. The sentence implies that the movie stars become popular when Barbara Hershey's movies are released.
The sentence implies that the Movie Stars decline - this meaning does not make sense; the popularity of the movie stars decline.
Answer: D
21 Mar 2022, 02:36
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The question or/and solution has been revised and edited. Thank you sayantanc2k !!!
