<p>@Jor26029 </p>
<p>I didn’t notice the past verb ‘became’ later in the sentence 
You’re absolutely right. The sentence is in past tense!</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>In the foothills of that large mountain range is the sources of a river whose course was not fully mapped until this century.</p>
<p>I know the answer is “is”, but why wouldn’t “whose” be an answer because we are referring to an object, not a person?</p>
<p>Are there any tricks to finding the no error questions? I tend to find errors in these when there aren’t any and then end up missing 2-4 questions per test.</p>
<p>@kkpanu9 There are a few authorities out there who support that point, but most do not. The reason is that the alternatives are icky: “. . . the sources of a river the course of which was . . .”</p>
<p>Given the lack of a word like “which’s,” “whose” is a much better choice, and it has a long history.</p>
<p>I have a couple of questions.</p>
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<li>As he eagerly awaited the interview for the job, Miguel (C. thought it wise) (D. suppressing) his nervousness and to display a calm he did not feel.</li>
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<p>I know the answer is D which should be to suppress, but why is C correct? Is it an idiom, because it does not seem like there is a verb. “thought it was wise”?</p>
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<li>The valuable stringed instruments in this display were carefully crafted by artisans famous in their day but (D. long since) forgotten.</li>
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<p>I put D but the answer is No Error. Same kind of question as above - where is the verb?</p>
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<li><p>The regularly scheduled conference between (A. my tutor and me) or (B. my tutor and I.) Why is the correct choice A?</p></li>
<li><p>(A. There is) (B. probably no) story (C. more dramatic) (D. than baseball’s) great hitter and right fielder, Hank Aaron. </p></li>
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<p>D is the answer, but I have no idea why. Can someone please explain?</p>
<p>@ jamanda</p>
<p>1 and 2 are more like sayings I guess. “thought it wise” and “long since” are kinda just phrases. I don’t really know how to explain it. It is kind of like an idiom.</p>
<p>For 3, I believe it is because in the saying " between X and Y", both X and Y are supposed to be objective pronouns like me, you, her. In your example, choice A has a objective pronoun.</p>
<p>For 4, the sentence is incorrect because it is basically saying that Hank Aaron is a story. Read it like this. There is probably no story more dramatic than Hank Aaron. It doesn’t make any sense right? By changing “than baseball’s” to “than that of baseball’s” we are now explicitly saying the story of Hank Aaron is more dramatic, not Hank Aaron himself. </p>
<p>@kkpanu9 has it.</p>
<p>@kkpanu9 Okay I get it now. Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>Some of the workers who resent the supervisor’s authority would probably feel uncomfortable if they were to acquire the independence that they demand.</p>
<p>the answer is no error, but how do i know if i am supposed to replace the “would” with “will”. Meltzer’s book said to use would in past tense and will in present tense but i don’t think that helps here. </p>
<p>It’s conditional, and “would” is the correct tense for present conditional (counterfactual/hypothetical). “If I were to grow six inches this summer, I would be a far more viable candidate for the varsity basketball team next season,” for example.</p>
<p>Emperor Frederick the Great of Prussia believed that to fight a successful war was creating a minimal intrusion into the lives of citizens.</p>
<p>I understand that the error is because “to fight” and “creating” don’t match. However, the answer says to change “Creating” to “to create”. Would it also be perfectly acceptable to change “to fight” to “fighting”?</p>
<p>Yep.</p>
<p>At the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner recently (arrived to) New York, moodily watches the blinking green light at the tip of Long Island.</p>
<p>What should arrived to be changed to? It is wrong.</p>
@jamanda arrived in NY? arrive usually go with in or at.
Baseball’s translates to baseball is which does not fit in the sentence
Comparing these two sentences, “Never having done it before” and, “Never doing it before”, the former one sounds more appropriate.