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17 Feb 2021, 00:59
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In a report that turns conventional wisdom on its head, it has been concluded by some of the world’s leading economists that the supposed rich people pay less overall amount in taxes than the relatively poorer ones do.
A) it has been concluded by some of the world’s leading economists that the supposed
B) some of the world’s leading economists have concluded that the supposedly
C) some of the world’s leading economists have concluded that the supposed
D) it is being concluded by some of the world’s leading economists that the supposedly
E) some of the world’s leading economists having concluded that the supposedly
The OFFICIAL EXPLANATION is here.
17 Feb 2021, 01:02
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
→ supposed is an adjective that means alleged or questionably true. Adjectives modify only nouns.
See the definition and pronunciation of 1b, here.
→ supposedly is an adverb that means according to what is generally assumed or believed (often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement). See that definition here.
An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a clause. Adverbs do not modify nouns.
→ The central issue in this question is the use of the adjective supposed and the adverb supposedly.
The sentence is not saying that the people are supposed people—that construction is nonsensical.
(Supposed must apply to people rather than to rich, because adjectives cannot modify adverbs.)
Rather, the sentence is saying that the people in question are supposedly rich.
We need the adverb supposedly to modify the adjective rich.
Supposedly must modify the adjective rich because adverbs cannot modify nouns.
Adverbs can and often do modify adjectives: a cautiously optimistic person; a reasonably early bedtime; a deeply generous gesture.
As I mentioned above, the reverse is not true. That is, adjectives cannot modify adverbs.
DinoPen , I hope that I have answered your question.
THE OPTIONS
• I'm not a huge fan of the passive construction in this sentence (it has been concluded by some of the world's leading economists)
→ in this case, the "it is" clause is unnecessary and uses too many.
We use "it is" constructions when we want to deemphasize agency or to stress the end of a sentence.
Neither factor is at play here.
→ passive construction is not always wrong. Many correct answers use the passive voice.
Do not waste time making decisions about style until you have read all the options.
Diction, style, and rhetorical construction are much easier to decided when you compare options.
The first error is fatal.
ELIMINATE A
→ supposedly is used correctly
→ the active voice (some economists have concluded) works better than the passive voice in option A
KEEP
ELIMINATE C
→ Compare (D) to (B). Option D is muddled and not concise.
In addition, the verb phrase is being concluded by is in the wrong tense: the economists are not concluding XYZ right this moment.
We use present progressive to describe a trend or a fleeting moment—but not whatever people already have said.
ELIMINATE D
ELIMINATE E
The correct answer is B.
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Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• Issue: supposed vs. supposedly
→ supposed is an adjective that means alleged or questionably true. Adjectives modify only nouns.
See the definition and pronunciation of 1b, here.
→ supposedly is an adverb that means according to what is generally assumed or believed (often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement). See that definition here.
An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a clause. Adverbs do not modify nouns.
→ The central issue in this question is the use of the adjective supposed and the adverb supposedly.
The sentence is not saying that the people are supposed people—that construction is nonsensical.
(Supposed must apply to people rather than to rich, because adjectives cannot modify adverbs.)
Rather, the sentence is saying that the people in question are supposedly rich.
We need the adverb supposedly to modify the adjective rich.
Supposedly must modify the adjective rich because adverbs cannot modify nouns.
Adverbs can and often do modify adjectives: a cautiously optimistic person; a reasonably early bedtime; a deeply generous gesture.
As I mentioned above, the reverse is not true. That is, adjectives cannot modify adverbs.
DinoPen , I hope that I have answered your question.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• supposed should be supposedly. The people are not "supposed." As I mentioned, the people in question are supposedly rich.
• I'm not a huge fan of the passive construction in this sentence (it has been concluded by some of the world's leading economists)
→ in this case, the "it is" clause is unnecessary and uses too many.
We use "it is" constructions when we want to deemphasize agency or to stress the end of a sentence.
Neither factor is at play here.
→ passive construction is not always wrong. Many correct answers use the passive voice.
Do not waste time making decisions about style until you have read all the options.
Diction, style, and rhetorical construction are much easier to decided when you compare options.
The first error is fatal.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• I do not see any errors
→ supposedly is used correctly
→ the active voice (some economists have concluded) works better than the passive voice in option A
KEEP
Quote:
• The adjective supposed should be the adverb supposedly. See option A.
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• The phrase it is being concluded by is cumbersome and unnecessarily long
→ Compare (D) to (B). Option D is muddled and not concise.
In addition, the verb phrase is being concluded by is in the wrong tense: the economists are not concluding XYZ right this moment.
We use present progressive to describe a trend or a fleeting moment—but not whatever people already have said.
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• having concluded is not a working verb. In fact, in this option, no verb exists.
ELIMINATE E
The correct answer is B.
COMMENTS
It's good to see everyone.
These answers range from good to excellent.
Posts with explanations get kudos. Stay safe.
penco and ravigupta2912 , I am bumping you both to Best Community Reply.
17 Feb 2021, 10:08
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Answer : B
Here, the question deals with placing correct adverb to make sense of whole sentence.
Let's run over to options.
Eliminate A
This is answer.
Eliminate C
Eliminate D
Eliminate E
Here, the question deals with placing correct adverb to make sense of whole sentence.
Let's run over to options.
Quote:
Here, it is used as a placeholder for the inverted sentence, nothing wrong but the word that should be used to describe rich people should be supposedly (adverb) instead of supposed.
Eliminate A
Quote:
Sentence structure is straighten out. Correct adverb is used.
This is answer.
Quote:
Supposedly should be used instead of Supposed here.
Eliminate C
Quote:
Though the usage of adverb is correct here, 'it is being concluded' change the tone of the sentence from simple present to present continuous as turns was used in the non-underlined part.
Eliminate D
Quote:
Having is working as a modifier modifying economists and as a result, the sentence is a fragment with no main verb to follow.
Eliminate E
