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28 Nov 2023, 02:30
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One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks blindly accepted legal documents without checking them for accuracy or authenticity, has led to a series of lawsuits against large banks such as Bank of America and Citigroup.
(A) One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks
(B) Robo-signing was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, in which banks
(C) Robo-signing, which was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis and which banks
(D) One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, in which banks
(E) One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, and banks
(A) One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks
(B) Robo-signing was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, in which banks
(C) Robo-signing, which was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis and which banks
(D) One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, in which banks
(E) One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, and banks
28 Nov 2023, 09:32
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The answer should be A.
A. "One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks..." - This option introduces "robo-signing" as a noun phrase describing one aspect of the crisis. It's clear and grammatically sound.
B. "Robo-signing was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, in which banks..." - This option uses "robo-signing" as the subject of the sentence, followed by the phrase "in which banks." While it's clear, it might sound a bit awkward due to the separation between "robo-signing" and the context related to banks.
C. "Robo-signing, which was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis and which banks..." - This option uses "which" twice, creating redundancy. It can also be seen as less concise compared to other options.
D. "One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, in which banks..." - This choice uses the word "was" incorrectly, creating a fragment with the use of the phrase "has led to" in the last clause of the paragraph. It is grammatically incorrect.
E. "One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, and banks" - This option is incomplete. It lacks a direct continuation or action following "banks," making it an incomplete sentence.
A. "One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks..." - This option introduces "robo-signing" as a noun phrase describing one aspect of the crisis. It's clear and grammatically sound.
B. "Robo-signing was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, in which banks..." - This option uses "robo-signing" as the subject of the sentence, followed by the phrase "in which banks." While it's clear, it might sound a bit awkward due to the separation between "robo-signing" and the context related to banks.
C. "Robo-signing, which was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis and which banks..." - This option uses "which" twice, creating redundancy. It can also be seen as less concise compared to other options.
D. "One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, in which banks..." - This choice uses the word "was" incorrectly, creating a fragment with the use of the phrase "has led to" in the last clause of the paragraph. It is grammatically incorrect.
E. "One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis was robo-signing, and banks" - This option is incomplete. It lacks a direct continuation or action following "banks," making it an incomplete sentence.
29 Nov 2023, 17:40
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Not going to lie, I picked B without even reading the full sentence... and I should have:
'One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks blindly accepted legal documents without checking them for accuracy or authenticity, has led to a series of lawsuits against large banks such as Bank of America and Citigroup.'
B is IMO correct ON ITS OWN, but if you read the whole sentence, it doesn't flow.
In Sentence A:
the part: 'in which banks blindly accepted legal documents without checking them for accuracy or authenticity,' Is a modifier of 'One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis'. At the end of this modifier, the sentence continues 'has led to a series of lawsuits...' and it flows perfectly
Sentence B: Try reading the sentence without the modifier, it just doesn't make sense:
Robo-signing was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis,[Modifier], has led to a series of lawsuits against large banks such as Bank of America and Citigroup.'
'One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis, robo-signing, in which banks blindly accepted legal documents without checking them for accuracy or authenticity, has led to a series of lawsuits against large banks such as Bank of America and Citigroup.'
B is IMO correct ON ITS OWN, but if you read the whole sentence, it doesn't flow.
In Sentence A:
the part: 'in which banks blindly accepted legal documents without checking them for accuracy or authenticity,' Is a modifier of 'One hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis'. At the end of this modifier, the sentence continues 'has led to a series of lawsuits...' and it flows perfectly
Sentence B: Try reading the sentence without the modifier, it just doesn't make sense:
Robo-signing was one hallmark of the mortgage-banking crisis,[Modifier], has led to a series of lawsuits against large banks such as Bank of America and Citigroup.'
