Due to automobile-related jobs in the 1920's employing one of every eight workers, the automobile industry dominated the American economy. • A. Due to automobile-related jobs in the 1920's employing one of every eight workers, the automobile industry dominated the American economy. • B. One out of ...

Can I say because the Choice A uses 'are', but Chice E uses 'is'?
The subject here is "the rate", so we should use 'is ' here.
I think this is the fastest way to pick out the correct answer.

Dear instructors: I know in this sentence Choice A is incorrect. However, doesn't the correct answer changes the meaning of the orginal sentence? make possible "the raising of a variety of crops": the "raising" is functionable now make it possible to raise a variety of crops: the...

choice C contains "having ___ed". remember that, in general, "__ing" constructions adopt the same timeframe as the sentence to which they're attached. if you want an __ing modifier that describes a previous timeframe --i.e., prior to the timeframe of the main sentence--then you ...

Dear Instructors: I have a different analysis here to solve the problem, but I am not sure whether the thinking process is right Please correct me if I make the mistake here the opening clause "Greatly influenced by ......." has two simultaneous functions 1. modify the subject "the On...

i'm having a hard time understanding the last post. here's what i get from it: * the opening modifier describes a reason why the oneida took a certain side in the war. * if the following sentence has "sided" as its verb, then it makes sense. * if the following sentence has "was/were ...