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30 Apr 2021, 06:00
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Question Stats:
53% (01:56) correct
47%
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A small but promising internet initiative ceased its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of $890,000 a year.
A. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of
B. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
C. its operations because, like many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
D. to operate because it failed, as many companies with unfinished products do, to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
E. its operations because it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development, as many companies with unfinished products, and reported expenses that amounted to
A. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of
B. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
C. its operations because, like many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
D. to operate because it failed, as many companies with unfinished products do, to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
E. its operations because it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development, as many companies with unfinished products, and reported expenses that amounted to
02 May 2021, 05:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
A small but promising internet initiative ceased its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of $890,000 a year.
A. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using both amount to and a sum is redundant and is one of the Specific Redundancies that should always be corrected.
What helps us identify this question as a Redundancy question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: amount to a sum
B. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
Although this answer choice corrects the original Stylistic flaw by not using both amount to and sum, it is grammatically incorrect. A comparative section beginning with as should always include a conjugated verb. The comparative section in this answer choice (as many companies with unfinished products), however, does not include a conjugated verb.
What helps us identify this question as a Comparative question as well as the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
Like, unlike, than, as
C. its operations because, like many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
Although this answer choice corrects the original Stylistic flaw by not using both amount to and sum, it is grammatically incorrect. The like section should not include a conjugated verb. In this answer choice, however, the like section includes a conjugated verb (like many companies with unfinished products do).
What helps us identify this question as a Comparative question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: Like, unlike, than, as
D. to operate because it failed, as many companies with unfinished products do, to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to
This answer choice corrects the stylistic flaw in the original sentence. Using both amount to and a sum is redundant. The answer choice also uses the correct form of comparison, by pairing a conjugated verb do with the comparative as.
E. its operations because it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development, as many companies with unfinished products, and reported expenses that amounted to
Although this answer choice corrects the original Stylistic flaw by not using both amount to and sum, it is grammatically incorrect. A comparative section beginning with as should always include a conjugated verb. The comparative section in this answer choice (as many companies with unfinished products), however, does not include a conjugated verb.
What helps us identify this question as a Comparative question as well as the mistake is the following Stop Sign: Like, unlike, than, as
General Discussion
30 Apr 2021, 07:45
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A small but promising internet initiative ceased its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of $890,000 a year.
A. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of - that amounted to a sum of should not be used toghether
B. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to - as +noun is used to assign roles not for comparison
C. its operations because, like many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to - Like can only be used with a noun not with a clause
D. to operate because it failed, as many companies with unfinished products do, to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to - Correct answer
E. its operations because it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development, as many companies with unfinished products, and reported expenses that amounted to - Same error as option B
A. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to a sum of - that amounted to a sum of should not be used toghether
B. its operations because, as many companies with unfinished products, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to - as +noun is used to assign roles not for comparison
C. its operations because, like many companies with unfinished products do, it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to - Like can only be used with a noun not with a clause
D. to operate because it failed, as many companies with unfinished products do, to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development and reported expenses that amounted to - Correct answer
E. its operations because it failed to obtain the investments necessary to complete its research and development, as many companies with unfinished products, and reported expenses that amounted to - Same error as option B
