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Official Guide Module 1  Test 1  /  Question 27

27. In 1943, in the midst of World War II, mathematics professor Grace Hopper was recruited by the US military to help the war effort by solving complex equations. Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just _______ as a pioneering computer programmer, Hopper would help usher in the digital age. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

(A)     equations, though:

(B)      equations, though,

(C)      equations. Though,

(D)     equations though

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QUESTION 27 Choice A is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of punctuation to mark boundaries between supplements and clauses. The comma after “equations” is used to separate the independent clause (“Hopper’s… equation”) from the supplementary adverb phrase “though.” The colon after “though” is used to mark the boundary between the clause ending with “though” and the following clause (“as…age”). A colon used in this way introduces information that illustrates or explains information that has come before it. In this case, the colon after “though” introduces the following explanation of how Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just solving equations: she would become a pioneering computer programmer. Choice B is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. A comma can’t be used in this way to join two independent clauses (“Hopper’s…though” and “as…age”) such as these. Choice C is incorrect because it results in an illogical sequence of sentences. Placing the period after “equations” and beginning the next sentence with “Though” illogically suggests that the following information (that Hopper would help usher in the digital age) is contrary to the information in the previous sentence (Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just solving equations). Instead, the information that follows supports the information from the previous sentence by explaining how her work and influence extended beyond solely solving equations. Choice D is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The two independent clauses (“Hopper’s…though” and “as…age”) are fused without punctuation.

이전편에서 설명한 전형적인 출제경향의 문제이다. (A)는 Colon이 부연설명을 하는 경우이나 다음에 문장이 쓰인 예외적인 경우이다. 나머지 모든 선택지들은 모두 심각한 문제가 있다.

(B) comma는 접속사가 아니다. Comma slice

(C) Though의 T가 여기처럼 대문자이면 Though는 접속사이지 부사가 아니므로 이렇게 comma와 사용할 수 없다.

   Also, (o) / and, (x) /however, (o) / but, (x)

(D) Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just equations, though(문장) 과 as a pioneering computer programmer, Hopper would help usher in the digital age(문장)을 접속사 없이 연결했다.

(B),(C),(D)에 대한 설명은 제대로이나 (A)에 대한 설명에서 왜 colon 다음에 문장이 쓰였는지를 설명하지 못하고 있다. 만일 colon이 쓰인 선택지도 있고, semi-colon이 쓰인 선택지도 있고 둘 다 뒤에 문장이 쓰였다면 semi-colon이 쓰인 선택지가 정답이므로 Official Guide의 이런 설명은 무책임한 헛소리이다.

실제로, colon이 쓰인 선택지도 있고, semi-colon이 쓰인 선택지도 있으면서 sentence / phrase로 정답을 구별하는 문제를 출제한 적이 있다.

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