pinkie12

QUEST 1:
A) Mr. Bruce's departure will diminish the reputation of our school like none other.
vs.
B) Nothing will diminish the reputation of our school as much as Mr. Bruces' departure will.

(Why is choice A incorrect?? How are you supposed to use the phrase "none other" or does that not exist?)

QUEST 2:
Members of the debate team, determined to hone [their] skills [in argumentation], [have been practicing] each day and [competing on] every possible occasion.

*Why is this no error? I thought competing on should be competing at....

drusba

In 1 "like none other" is wrong because you cannot tell what it is referring to, his departure or the school. In 2, competing on is a correct usage and it could also be competing at.

pinkie12

Can someone clarify more?

MD Mom

Drusba is correct. For question A, you cannot tell whether none other refers to the school being like none other or Mr. Bruce being like none other.

Your brain naturally fills in the meaning that makes sense to you, so this type of question is difficult.

pinkie12

Q 28) With its 13,000 islands displayed [like jewels] on a necklace [suspending] between Asia and Australia, the Republic of Indonesia [remains] one of the most beautiful and [diverse] nations on Earth.

THe incorrect one is [suspending]. I odn't understnad hte meaning of this sentence and I don't get why it has to be "suspended" instead.

MD Mom

Suspended and displayed are both past tense.

The analogy refers to the string of islands appearing to be suspended ( as a necklace would droop) between Asia and Australia.

glido

A) is incorrect. It should read "as none other" - not "like none other."