All The Verbal Flashcards

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See: comma and AND but also

Think: Parallelism not only X but also Y (what is the root phrase and elements X Y?)

Solve: cares and has are parallel in option A and the meaning is correct

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See: comma which AND and

Think: modifiers (comma which is a noun modifier which is used incorrectly here) and parallelism (prompting and causing)

Solve: C (by adding the “and” between prompting and causing shows that both of those refer back to main clause removing ambiguity)

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See: In order to, thus

Think: deconstruct the argument, where is the conclusion? “In order to do X” is a conclusion to a plan, “thus x” is another conclusion” which is final?

Solve: premise → conclusion → premise → intermediate conclusion

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