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CAHSEE ELA Writing Section: Word Choice Drill 6, Problem 1. What should replace the underlined portion of the below sentence, if anything?

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English Language

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Writing Strategies / Revise Writing

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It's howdy-shmoopy time...
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What should replace the underlined portion of the below sentence, if anything?
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The author was having trouble finishing their novel, but they had a deadline.
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And here are the potential answers:
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So... what is this question asking?

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Well, it's kind of a question of informality in everyday language. We say a lot of things
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that... jus' ain't right. Like... what we just said.
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So, in this sentence, is it Hemingway, Steinbeck and Heinlein having trouble finishing THEIR novel?
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Nope... it's just THE author. One lonely sad typist who had parental love issues.
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Those other guys weren't so great at collaborating anyway. So it can't be D.
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Choice A might have been a contender if it said "SHE had a deadline," but it doesn't...
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so it's bad grammar.
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C calls the author an "it." Just not very nice.
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So the only one that works B.
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As in, "Bad grammar."
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