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|A) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocated'''|| '''using'''|| '''soil'''|| '''extraction''' | |A) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocated'''|| '''using'''|| '''soil'''|| '''extraction''' | ||
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|part of speech: || subject (noun)|| verb || direct object (gerund) || | |part of speech: || subject (noun)|| verb || direct object (gerund) || attributive noun (adjective)|| indirect object | ||
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|B) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocated'''|| '''to use '''|| '''soil'''|| '''extraction''' | |B) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocated'''|| '''to use '''|| '''soil'''|| '''extraction''' | ||
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|part of speech: || subject (noun)|| verb || indirect object (infinitive) || | |part of speech: || subject (noun)|| verb || indirect object (infinitive) || attributive noun (adjective)|| indirect object | ||
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|C) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocated'''|| '''the using'''|| '''of soil'''|| '''extraction''' | |C) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocated'''|| '''the using'''|| '''of soil'''|| '''extraction''' | ||
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|D) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocating'''|| '''to use'''|| '''soil'''|| '''extraction''' | |D) ||'''Burland'''|| '''advocating'''|| '''to use'''|| '''soil'''|| '''extraction''' | ||
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|part of speech: || subject (noun)|| gerund or past progressive missing "was"|| indirect object (infinitive) || | |part of speech: || subject (noun)|| gerund or past progressive missing "was"|| indirect object (infinitive) || attributive noun (adjective)|| indirect object | ||
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* D) incorrectly uses the verb "advocating" without the auxiliary verb "was"; otherwise it incorrectly does not create a complete independent clause | * D) incorrectly uses the verb "advocating" without the auxiliary verb "was"; otherwise it incorrectly does not create a complete independent clause | ||
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=== Modifiers usage === | === Modifiers usage === | ||
* modifiers = words or phrases that change the meaning of other words or phrases | * modifiers = words or phrases that change the meaning of other words or phrases |