Locate the error(s) in the following sentences, then select the letter(s) which correspond to the error(s). (Select all that app
ly.) Edgar Allan Poe, who was born of two actors, was[A] orphaned shortly before his third birthday. Though John Allen took him in, Poe never [B] felt that he was adequately provided for; in fact, [C] Poe had to quit the Univerisity [D] after only one year because of a gambling debt he had incurred in what (Poe claimed) was trying [E] to finance his education. A B C D E No Error
Letter B is incorrectly stated (and one that responds there is an error is LETTER [D].
Explanation:
When you read
Poe never [B] felt that he was properly provided for, ...
and the after only one year because of a gambling debt he had incurred...
so then:
°Poe is stating that he had the money to finance the studies fees or quotas but he put that money in danger losing it by Gambling, so he was NOT improperly provided for but he was NOT properly behaving.
Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so that one element identifies the other in a different way; the two elements are said to be in apposition.
