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jeff_999

#147524 Thu, 13 Oct 05 04:41 PM

Because early United States writers thought that the mark of great literature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found in common speech, they ---- the vernacular.
(A) dissected
(B) avoided
(C) misunderstood
(D) investigated
(E) exploited

Because early United States writers thought the mark of great literature not to be found in common speech, they avoided using the common speech; instead, they used the vernacular. -- That's my interpretation of the sentence. If it is right, then the answer has to be D.

Tongue Tied [:S] The answer, however, is B. * Puzzled *

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Philip

#147536 Thu, 13 Oct 05 05:32 PM

Jeff_999 wrote:

Because early United States writers thought that the mark of great literature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found in common speech, they ---- the vernacular.
(A) dissected
(B) avoided
(C) misunderstood
(D) investigated
(E) exploited

Because early United States writers thought the mark of great literature not to be found in common speech, they avoided using the common speech; instead, they used the vernacular. -- That's my interpretation of the sentence. If it is right, then the answer has to be D.

The answer, however, is B. * Puzzled *

I certainly agree with 'B' as the answer. The writers wanted to make their literary efforts to be grandiose and elegant, separating their style from common speech. So, they did not use [avoided] the vernacular, the everyday style of speaking.