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World War II taught the United States the folly of punishing a vanquished aggressor; so after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany.
*This question is included in Nova Writing Drills: Warm-Up Drill I, question #3
| (A) | after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany. |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 10/06/2012 23:27
Choice B does not use the word "they". Also, "enacted" is used. In addition, no other country is mentioned in this passage so why is it necessary to repeat "The United States" in the second portion of this sentence? The correct answer seems unnecessarily verbose. Please justify why the correct answer is not "B".
Posted: 10/07/2012 14:47
Jon, as explained in the correct answer page, choice B is technically ok, but it is unclear as to who enacted the Marshall Plan due to the passive voice.
Choice D uses United States instead of "they", because when used as a country, the United States is singular.
Choice D uses United States instead of "they", because when used as a country, the United States is singular.