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Although the theory of the conservation of mass was not stated clearly
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09 May 2024, 03:05
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Although the theory of the conservation of mass was not stated clearly until 1789, it had many ________ in the history of the physical sciences.
| Two Answers |
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| A. originators |
| B. derivatives |
| C. forerunners | D. antecedents | E. imitators |
| F. descendents |
Re: Although the theory of the conservation of mass was not stated clearly
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12 May 2024, 10:44
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The blank needs to be filled by a word that refers to things that came before 1789; derivatives, descendents, and imitators can therefore be ruled out from the start. Originators could be used in the sentence, but is not equivalent to any of the other options, leaving antecedents and forerunners.
The blank needs to be filled by a word that refers to things that came before 1789; derivatives, descendents, and imitators can therefore be ruled out from the start. Originators could be used in the sentence, but is not equivalent to any of the other options, leaving antecedents and forerunners.
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15 May 2024, 19:02
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Solving SE I try to pair answer choices with their synonyms (Doesn't always work). It kinda looks like derivatives and imitators; forerunners and antecedents; originators and decedents are not synonyms or closely related, so I can cross them out. Looking at the sentence, we have two idea chunks separated by a coma. These are contrasting each other, because of the logic word Although. Hence even if it was not clearly stated, there were some initial attempts to state it. Therefore the correct answer are C,D.
Solving SE I try to pair answer choices with their synonyms (Doesn't always work). It kinda looks like derivatives and imitators; forerunners and antecedents; originators and decedents are not synonyms or closely related, so I can cross them out. Looking at the sentence, we have two idea chunks separated by a coma. These are contrasting each other, because of the logic word Although. Hence even if it was not clearly stated, there were some initial attempts to state it. Therefore the correct answer are C,D.
