66. After the Arab conquest of Egypt in A.D. 640, Arabic became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing older languages and writing systems.
(A) became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing older languages
(B) became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing languages that were older
(C) becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced older languages
(D) becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced languages that were older
(E) becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians, having replaced languages that were older
Solution:
Tense
C, D, and E can be eliminated for the awkward and wrong usage of becomes.
B is awkward in using replacing languages that were older
A is the best choice.
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(A) became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing older languages
(B) became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing languages that were older
(C) becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced older languages
(D) becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced languages that were older
(E) becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians, having replaced languages that were older
Solution:
Tense
C, D, and E can be eliminated for the awkward and wrong usage of becomes.
B is awkward in using replacing languages that were older
A is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: