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02 Jul 2021, 05:00
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Each of the acts in Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters.
A. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters
B. symbolize an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters
C. use a variety of characters to symbolize the different aspects of Russian society
D. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society's use of a variety of characters
E. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by its use of a variety of characters
A. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters
B. symbolize an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters
C. use a variety of characters to symbolize the different aspects of Russian society
D. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society's use of a variety of characters
E. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by its use of a variety of characters
04 Jul 2021, 03:30
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Each of the acts in Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters.
A. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The subject of the sentence is in the form of X of Y: Each of the acts. In this case, the core subject is X, i.e., Each. Each is a singular pronoun. However, the sentence continues with the plural pronoun their.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: Any pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after the underlined part
B. symbolize an aspect of Russian society by their use of a variety of characters
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The subject of the sentence is in the form of X of Y: Each of the acts. In this case, the core subject is X, i.e., Each. Each is a singular pronoun. However, the sentence continues with the plural verb symbolize and the plural pronoun their, therefore both of these do not agree with the pronoun each.
What helps us identify this Pronoun mistake is the following Stop Sign: Any pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after the underlined part
Also, what helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: The subject is in the form of X of Y
C. use a variety of characters to symbolize the different aspects of Russian society
This answer choice creates a Subject Verb Agreement mistake. The singular subject of the sentence (Each) does not agree with the plural verb use.
What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: The subject is in the form of X of Y
D. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society's use of a variety of characters
Although this answer choice is grammatically correct it is illogical. In the original sentence, the acts use the characters. In this answer choice, Russian society uses the characters. Societies do not use characters; plays do.
E. symbolizes an aspect of Russian society by its use of a variety of characters
The subject of the sentence is in the form of X of Y: Each of the acts. In this case, the core subject is X, i.e., Each. Each is a singular pronoun. This answer choice corrects the original mistake by replacing the plural pronoun their with the singular pronoun its, which agrees with each.
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