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With an immediate __________ of funds only a dubious hope, the company’s owner began to reconcile himself to bankruptcy.
*This question is included in Nova Sentence Equlvalence: Lesson Set, question #19
| (A) | abatement |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 07/28/2012 14:46
Something seems very wrong about this question and answer.
Posted: 08/01/2012 21:43
Agreed. The sentence structure seems off. "With an immediate (acquisition) of funds only a dubious hope...." is not a complete clause. Something's missing.
I read it supplying the word "and," which would make the best word something like "reduction." "With an immediate (reduction) of funds AND only a dubious hope, the company's owner began to reconcile himself to bankruptcy."
Explanation please? Perhaps a short diagram?
I read it supplying the word "and," which would make the best word something like "reduction." "With an immediate (reduction) of funds AND only a dubious hope, the company's owner began to reconcile himself to bankruptcy."
Explanation please? Perhaps a short diagram?
Posted: 08/01/2012 19:14
Cef, can you please point out what is wrong? It seems alright to us.
Posted: 08/01/2012 22:35
Jeremiah, we have to disagree. The sentence is grammatically sound.
A similar example I found in the Slate magazine recently:
"With the Olympics just a few days away, the pressure is on Phelps to respond to Lochte's dog-like visage."
A similar example I found in the Slate magazine recently:
"With the Olympics just a few days away, the pressure is on Phelps to respond to Lochte's dog-like visage."
Posted: 08/01/2012 23:03
What does "only a dubious hope" modify?
Posted: 08/01/2012 23:07
Never mind. I figured it out. The word "being" is implied and not neccessary. "With an immediate acquisition of funds (being) only a dubious hope..."
Posted: 08/02/2012 02:00
Jeremiah, correct.