<p>It wasn’t than be. I remember distinctly taking note of it being “then be” and crossing it off immediately.</p>
<p>than be and then be were both options, the point was that you knew the distinction between “then” and “than”</p>
<p>Sorry Cole but you’re wrong. It was indeed ‘then being’. Still would like to have this put to rest though and come to a consensus on ‘than be’ vs. ‘than having been’. (I’m on the side of the former)</p>
<p>im pretty sure its than be</p>
<p>I don’t think that was an option. That was B, A said no change, C was “than having been” and D was “then be.” I remember with 100% certainty.</p>
<p>the only real debate is “than be” vs. “than having been”. “she would blank rather than be separated” or “she would blank rather than having been separated”. really think about which one makes sense because there is only one right answer.</p>
<p>ethanking, the chances that multiple people read the same answers that weren’t actually there is quite low.</p>
<p>@ethan, no change was “than be”</p>
<p>Pretty sure I said than be. I’m not exactly sure why it’s right in grammatical terms-or if it’s even the right answer-but I’m usually pretty good at guessing English (I got a 36 on the English section of the ACT I took last year).</p>
<p>then being was not a correct answer. Somebody said they chose it.</p>
<p>I am pretty that there was no “than having been,” there was only “then having been” or something along those lines. Whatever it was was incorrect and I believe that the most correct answer had “than be” in it.</p>
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<p>Well read up. Basically we need to know the exact wording of the sentence, specifically the verb and tense.</p>
<p>I’m talking about the Civil War passage by the way, I don’t remember another use of “having been.”</p>
<p>i may be wrong but i remember the question asking which choice would be an appropriate end to the passage? (for the one with superhero, scientist, most devoted friend), i do not recall it saying which is the least appropriate… i put most devoted friend because the passage specifically states he was not a super hero, a scientist would be too generic bc most scientist dont have such a personal experience and view concerning bats… i put most devoted friend because it was about he worked to have the world see bats as he did ( which was remarkable)</p>
<p>It was least appropriate. I double checked and I am 99.9% sure that it the answer is “superhero.” Scientist, friend, and the other choice were all appropriate in the context of the passage.</p>
<p>It wasn’t least appropriate. It was the best choice and I’m pretty sure it was “friend.”</p>
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<p>I believe it was least appropriate…and there was a than having been and than be…I put than be…the other two choices had a “then” in them so I didn’t bother with them</p>
<p>It was least appropriate because they introduced the guy as not being a superhero & then superhero was there so it was the answer</p>
<p>Agreed with DK and coleword. Sorry jtc, that’s a -1 for you.</p>
<p>Least appropriate, clearly remember that one. I put superhero.</p>