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When we think about peoples of the past, we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features, dress, and general appearance.


(A) we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features

(B) we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features

(C) we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and visualize his or her physical features

(D) we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize what their physical features were like

(E) we intuitively try to imagine what they would look like in real life and visualize their physical features

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B. we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features

The easiest issue to spot is the improper use of “he or she” to refer to the plural noun peoples. The proper plural pronoun is they, so Choices (A) and (C) are out. Choice (D) corrects the pronoun problem, but it replaces “their physical features” with the wordy “what their physical features were like,” a phrasing that is not only awkward but also constructed differently from the rest of the nouns in the series. Choice (E) improperly changes the verb from the conditional perfect tense “would have looked” to the conditional present tense “would look,” a construction that projects the appearance of past peoples in the yet-to-be-realized future rather than from a place in the past. Choice (B) applies the proper pronoun without creating additional errors, so it’s the best answer.
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When we think about peoples of the past, we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features, dress, and general appearance.


(A) we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features --> "people" <=> plural

(B) we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features --> correct

(C) we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and visualize his or her physical features --> same as A

(D) we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize what their physical features were like --> "features" not parallel w/ "dress, and general appearance"

(E) we intuitively try to imagine what they would look like in real life and visualize their physical features --> 1. "to imagine" & "visualize" are not parallel. 2. Change of verb: "would have looked " to "would look"
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When we think about peoples of the past, we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features, dress, and general appearance.


(A) we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features

(B) we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize their physical features

(C) we intuitively try to imagine what he or she would have looked like in real life and [to] visualize his or her physical features

(D) we intuitively try to imagine what they would have looked like in real life and to visualize what their physical features were like

(E) we intuitively try to imagine what they would look like in real life and [to] visualize their physical features

Answer must B because of the errors highlighted. Parallelism and Pronouns lead us to the right answer. (in addition to confidence)
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