<p>Just want to get some explanations of the one writing question I missed on a recent practice test.</p>
<p>Although Greek myths are serious attempts in explaining human existence, they are often regarded by young readers as merely a series of adventure stories. No error</p>
<p>D since ‘a series of’ cannot refer to Greek myths.</p>
<p>Though wait for confirmation since I’m in the midst of developing my grammar.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>…? </p>
<p>You definitely need to work on your grammar.</p>
<p>NEXT!</p>
<p>“attempts in explaining” should be “attempts to explain.” You make an attempt to do something.</p>
<p>^i don’t understand why you can’t make an attempt IN doing something?</p>
<p>because that construction kind of separates the two actions, the attempting and the explaining. For example, if I say, “I cleaned my teeth in brushing them,” I am saying that during the process (or in the process) of brushing my teeth, I cleaned them. If I say, “I attempted, or made an attempt, in explaining something,” then I am saying I made an attempt during the explanation . . . but an attempt to do what? You try to do something, not try in doing something. The infinitive kind of attaches to the action to denote what the goal is behind the action: What is the goal of trying? The goal is to explain. I am trying to explain something. I am making an attempt to explain something.</p>
<p>You can also, to make things easier, just think of it as an idiomatic phrase. Most people just go by ear anyway. It’s practically excessive to attempt to apply reasoning to everything.</p>
<p>wtvs im still way cooola than you </p>
<p>(fatty)</p>
<p>^lolage
ignore redjohn, as you will.</p>
<p>@crazybandit; your explanation is very thorough and from the first glance, A is so obvious to be the amiss here. By the way, your advice of answering according to how a sentence sounds, is 75% correct and 25% wrong. For we, usually, speak slang grammar and sometimes, a really awkward (in sound only) sentence is the right answer!! Isn’t it?!!</p>