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While royal governor of New Jersey, William Franklin’s conviction that the colonies should remain part of England was not unlike that of his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred a continued association with England, though he eventually played a role in forging America's independence, helping craft the Declaration of Independence after a change of heart
A. not unlike that of his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred
B. not unlike his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred
C. like his father Benjamin Franklin, and his initial preference
D. like that of his father Benjamin Franklin, for preferring
E. as that of his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred
A. not unlike that of his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred
B. not unlike his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred
C. like his father Benjamin Franklin, and his initial preference
D. like that of his father Benjamin Franklin, for preferring
E. as that of his father Benjamin Franklin, who initially preferred
27 Aug 2017, 07:28
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Meaning Analysis:
William had a belief different from his father Benjamin regarding the association of colonies with England. However, after a change of heart William played a role in forging America's Independence and helped in crafting the Declaration of Independence.
Error Analysis:
Choice A says that William's opinion was NOT UNLIKE that of his father. Note the double negation here. NOT UNLIKE means NOT different (or similar to). Do we want to convey that William's opinion was similar to that of his father ? I don't think so because the sentence eventually talks about a change of heart !!
Choice analysis:
Option A: Changes the meaning of the sentence by using NOT UNLIKE.
Option B: Again changes the meaning by using NOT UNLIKE
Option C: This choice compares William's conviction with his father !! Hence, Incorrect. Note the use of a co-coordinating conjunction (AND), which again changes the meaning of the sentence. The choice now says that William preferred a continued association with England. This is clearly not what the original sentence wants to say. If this was the case, Father William would have been so happy !!
Option D: Now you have an additional THAT. This makes the comparison correct. However, the part 'for preferring' makes the answer choice incorrect The whole event is in the past and therefore we must use simple past (preferred)
Option E: 'AS' can also be used for comparisons. This option correctly uses the word THAT in order to make the comparison correct (William's conviction with Benjamin's conviction). This option also uses the correct tense ('preferred').
Hence, Option E should be the best choice.
William had a belief different from his father Benjamin regarding the association of colonies with England. However, after a change of heart William played a role in forging America's Independence and helped in crafting the Declaration of Independence.
Error Analysis:
Choice A says that William's opinion was NOT UNLIKE that of his father. Note the double negation here. NOT UNLIKE means NOT different (or similar to). Do we want to convey that William's opinion was similar to that of his father ? I don't think so because the sentence eventually talks about a change of heart !!
Choice analysis:
Option A: Changes the meaning of the sentence by using NOT UNLIKE.
Option B: Again changes the meaning by using NOT UNLIKE
Option C: This choice compares William's conviction with his father !! Hence, Incorrect. Note the use of a co-coordinating conjunction (AND), which again changes the meaning of the sentence. The choice now says that William preferred a continued association with England. This is clearly not what the original sentence wants to say. If this was the case, Father William would have been so happy !!
Option D: Now you have an additional THAT. This makes the comparison correct. However, the part 'for preferring' makes the answer choice incorrect The whole event is in the past and therefore we must use simple past (preferred)
Option E: 'AS' can also be used for comparisons. This option correctly uses the word THAT in order to make the comparison correct (William's conviction with Benjamin's conviction). This option also uses the correct tense ('preferred').
Hence, Option E should be the best choice.
27 Aug 2017, 19:10
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Experts, can you please point out my mistake ?
