A subtle grammar rule that I failed to notice recently:
The Vietnamese artist exhibiting her work in the United States reported that one of her artistic challenges had been the ________ widespread unavailability of paper and canvas in wartime, which she said often forced her to work on matchboxes and scraps of newsprint.
Fill in the blank:
(a) former
(b) formerly
And the answer is...
(b) former
You see, if it's "formerly" then the word "widespread" would be modified, when the word is supposed to modify the unavailability. And now you know!
タイでの袈裟姿に批判のTKO木下、謝罪＆釈明に後輩芸人が驚き 「知らないは言い訳になるんですね！？」
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お笑いコンビ「TKO」の木下隆行さんが2025年9月14日にXで、タイで袈裟姿の写真をSNSに公開し批判が寄せられたことに関し、「正直知らなかったです」などと釈明の投稿をした。後輩の芸人・みなみかわさんがこれに「知らないは言い訳になるんですね！？」と驚き、たしなめ
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But what if there is still a shortgage but not as big? In that case it was "formerly widespread" but not so widespread now.
(Got here from Mrs Adamu's link)
yes but you have to select the BEST answer in a GMAT question and ... well you just wouldnt get it!
GMAT? What is that?
And who decides "best" anyway? Surely any correct answer is okay?
Tell it to the judge. GMAT = the standardized test to get into business school.
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