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Manhttan Study Guide - #42

by anfed Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:19 pm

As the Journalist left to interview the convicted murdered, she was advised of the man´s short temper, told she should not anger him, and was givem a tape recorder.
a) of the man´s short temper, told she should not anger him, and was
b) of the man´s short temper, told she should not anger him, and
c) of the man´s short temper and that she should not anger him and
d) that the man had a short temper, should not anger him, and was
e) that the man had a short temper, that she should not anger him, and was
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Re: Manhttan Study Guide - #42

by RonPurewal Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:59 am

anfed Wrote:As the Journalist left to interview the convicted murdered, she was advised of the man´s short temper, told she should not anger him, and was givem a tape recorder.
a) of the man´s short temper, told she should not anger him, and was
b) of the man´s short temper, told she should not anger him, and
c) of the man´s short temper and that she should not anger him and
d) that the man had a short temper, should not anger him, and was
e) that the man had a short temper, that she should not anger him, and was


what is your question?

this problem tests parallelism. the correct answer, (b), contains 3 passive-voice participles in a list:
advised
told
given

also, you posted this problem in the wrong folder; i've moved it for you.