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Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book

jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.

(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging

(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of

© suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging

(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of

(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely

ranging

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Answer to Question 77 (OG)

Choice A contains an agreement error: the term requires the singular it has in place of the plural they have.

Furthermore, widely ranging is imprecise: graphic design work does not range about widely but rather

comprises a wide range of activities. Choice C contains widely ranging and, like D, fails to use a verb form

such as laying out to define the activities, instead presenting an awkward noun phrase: corporate brochure

and annual report layout. The present perfect tense is used inappropriately in choices C (has signified), D

(have suggested... has signified), and E (have suggested) to indicate recently completed rather than ongoing

action. Additionally, E contains the incorrect they have and the imprecise widely ranging. Choice B is best.

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can someone explain more about "wide range" vs. "widely ranging"?

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No doubt, at times [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] explanation is confusing...

 

Here, 'wide' is adjective in 'wide range', whereas 'widely' is adverb in 'widely ranging'. So, apparently 'range' means 'physical limits of activities' and 'ranging' means 'changing within the limits' and clearly it changes the meaning of the sentence.

 

'He works hard, she is hardly working'

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