812. The Quechuans believed that all things participated in both the material level and the mystical level of reality, and many individual Quechuans claimed to have contact with it directly with an ichana (dream) experience.
(A) contact with it directly with
(B) direct contact with it by way of
(C) contact with the latter directly through
(D) direct contact with the latter by means of
(E) contact directly with the mystical level due to
Solution:
Pronoun
In A and B, it does not have a clear antecedent.
In C and E, contact is used as a noun and therefore, direct must be used instead of directly to modify noun contact (directly is an adverb).
In D, adjective direct correctly modifies noun contact and here latter makes the meaning clear. Hence, D is the best choice.
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(A) contact with it directly with
(B) direct contact with it by way of
(C) contact with the latter directly through
(D) direct contact with the latter by means of
(E) contact directly with the mystical level due to
Solution:
Pronoun
In A and B, it does not have a clear antecedent.
In C and E, contact is used as a noun and therefore, direct must be used instead of directly to modify noun contact (directly is an adverb).
In D, adjective direct correctly modifies noun contact and here latter makes the meaning clear. Hence, D is the best choice.
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