Hard Writing Questions

Question

The first emperor of Rome was Augustus, **and many people think that it was J**ulius Caesar. A) NO CHANGE B) not, as many people think, C) but many people think it to be D) not what many people are thinking, Katarina could not be certain whether the voice she heard on the recording was her **uncle or someone else** who speaks with a heavy German accent. A) NO CHANGE B) uncle's or someone else C) uncle's or that of someone else D) uncle's or someone else's Answers: first one is B, second is C - Can anyone explain why?

Answer 1

The relationship between the two halves of the sentence is one of contrast, so the joining conjunction must be one that establishes contrast.

"AND" establishes commonality, so choice (A-no change) cannot work. (C) demonstrates contrast, but the wording is "wordy." Choice D is wordy, so in this case, (B) would be the best choice.