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25 Jun 2021, 08:30
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Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market.
A. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
B. The music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market, is being greatly affected by digital downloads
C. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, which is an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
D. Digital download are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
E. Digital downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic markets
A. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
B. The music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market, is being greatly affected by digital downloads
C. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, which is an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
D. Digital download are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
E. Digital downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic markets
27 Jun 2021, 05:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market.
A. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. An adverb (digitally) cannot modify a noun (downloads).
B. The music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market, is being greatly affected by digital downloads
This answer choice corrects the original Parts of Speech mistake by replacing the adverb digitally with the adjective digital.
C. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, which is an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect as it repeats the orignal mistake. An adverb (digitally) cannot modify a noun (downloads).
Also, this answer is stylistically flawed. Adding the words which is creates redundancy.
D. Digital download are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original mistake by replacing the adverb Digitally with the adjective Digital, it is still grammatically incorrect as a result of replacing the plural noun downloads with the singular download. Download is a singular count noun, so it must be preceded by an article (e.g., a digital download, the digital download).
Furthermore, download is a singular subject, so it doesn't agree with the plural verb are.
Did you notice the change from downloads to download?
The lesson to be learned here is the importance of paying close attention to details in the answer choices.
Do not assume that the only thing that changes in the answer choices is the part which was flawed in the original sentence. Different answer choices can make changes in various parts of the sentence.
E. Digital downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic markets
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original mistake by replacing the adverb Digitally with the adjective Digital, it is still grammatically incorrect as a result of replacing the singular noun market with the plural markets. A plural noun cannot be preceded by the article an.
Incorrect: an unpredictable... markets
correct: an unpredictable... market
General Discussion
25 Jun 2021, 08:48
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IMO: B
Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market.
A. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market - digitally download is wrong
B. The music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market, is being greatly affected by digital downloads - ok
C. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, which is an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market - digitally download is wrong
D. Digital download are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market - digital downloads should be plural
E. Digital downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic markets - an xxx market not markets
Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market.
A. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market - digitally download is wrong
B. The music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market, is being greatly affected by digital downloads - ok
C. Digitally downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, which is an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market - digitally download is wrong
D. Digital download are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic market - digital downloads should be plural
E. Digital downloads are greatly affecting the music industry, an unpredictable and ever-changing economic markets - an xxx market not markets
