Some Grammical Questions, THX.

waht
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:27:49 +0000

I am really fed up with the grammical questions, and I need your help, thank you.

In Alaska, the ground is riddled with ice wedges, many quite ancient, caused by the cold earth cracks and the cracks fill with water.
A. by the cold earth cracks
B. by the cold earth cracking
C. when the cold earth cracks
D. where they crack the cold earth
E. through the cold earth cracking
the right answer is C, but how about A.

The director valued the actor not so much for his broad commercial appeal but because he approached every role with passion and intelligence.
A. but because he approached every role with passion and intelligence
B. but because of his approaching every role with passion and intelligence
C. but for being passionate and intelligent in approaching every role
D. as for him approaching every role passionately and intelligently
E. as for his passionate and intelligent approach to every role
the right answer is B, but how about A and E.

When recipes for iced tea appeared in a few late-nineteenth-century cookbooks, the drink did not become popular until the 1904 World’s Fair.
the sentence error indentification chooses When, but what’s wrong with When.

With the Louisiana Purchase, the United States acquired a larger territory in area than if you combined Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal.

A. larger territory in area than if you combined Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal
B. larger territory in area than combining Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal
C. territory larger in area than if Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal were combined
D. territory larger in area than Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal combined
E. territory larger than if the area of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal combined
the correct answer is D, but how about B and E