2012-04-16 09:00:49

Because the director had yet to make his final decisions on the cast,

 (A)

she had prematurely announced to all of her friends that she had been

    (B)               (C)                           (D)

cast in the lead role. No error

                         (E)

The correct answer is A

Explanation: The error in this sentence occurs at choice A where there is a word choice error. The transition word “because” is illogical in the context of the sentence, given that the second clause states that “she had prematurely announced” the casting decision. “Because” is used to indicate cause-and-effect relationships, but this sentence does not have such a relationship. If she had “prematurely” announced it, then the director could not have made “his final decisions on the cast” yet, meaning the first word in the sentence should indicate contrast between the clauses. This mistake could be corrected by changing “because” to “although.”