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Determine whether or not there is an error in the underlined portion of the sentence above. If there is no error, select answer choice "A".
*This question is included in Nova Press: Set A - Pronoun Errors, question #3
| (A) | after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany. |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 08/04/2012 21:24
Why the passive structure is not correct? Does that mean if we can use active structure, we should not use passive structure?
Posted: 08/04/2012 22:34
Jessie, it depends on the context. Passive voice is not necessarily wrong. In this sentence, the first part sets the stage for the second part: alright, the United States learned a lesson, so what is it going to do?
Posted: 08/06/2012 01:23
Thanks, that makes sense.