2014-09-22 09:00:05

Theodore Roosevelt is associated with the West in the popular imagination, but                                                                        (A)                                                                              (B)
in fact he was born in New York City and lived most of his adult life on Long Island.                                     (C)                                              (D)
No error
(E)

The correct answer is E
Explanation: There is no mistake in this sentence.

Choice (A) is incorrect because the preposition "with" agrees idiomatically with the verb "associated," which itself is appropriate in context.

Choice (B) is incorrect because the coordinating conjunction "but" combines with the comma to correctly link two independent clauses and is the proper linking word in context, as it links two contrasting clauses.

Choice (C) is incorrect because the pronoun "he" agrees in number and case with its antecedent "Theodore Roosevelt" and because it agrees with the singular verb "was" in number. Further, "was" is in the proper past tense.

Choice (D) is correct because the coordinating conjunction "and" correctly links a dependent clause to an independent one and is contextually correct since it links two clauses that have related meaning.

Since there are no mistakes in the sentence, choice E is correct.