I posted this before with my answer as the one being wrong as b, but that was wrong. CAn someone explain to me the one that doesn't make sense out of the four.
a. The private hospital has never been accredited....
b. The crew's incompetent performance on the trip suggest we shouldn't accredit its report of bad sailing conditions as the cause of the accident.
c. the school lost its accreditation...
d. I accredit my success to luck and determination
Personally, I think all of the sentences are correct. According to this dictionary, "credit" is a synonym for "accredit," thus making all of them correct. Please ask your instructor for an explanation.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accredit
Kayla, D is the answer. The correct sentence should be "I credit my success to luck and determination". That answer is probably in response to the question "who do you give credit to for your success?"
Nick is probably right -- although I could argue the point. Doing a little more research, I found these explanations of the two synonoms, accredit and credit.
http://books.google.com/books?id=8N4UReTJYhUC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=credit+accredit&source=web&ots=7aq5Z5Fmcq&sig=Aa6850iYnmlcAz_N0iJNKtAMDk0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result
ok thanks- i think i understand why it is d now! WAs C the answer to this one- I posted it before but in one of my sentences i used the wrong form so can someone please double check
a. Native peoples of the American northwest shared a pantheistic belief in manitous, good and bad spirits.....
b. the Roman empire practiced pantheism in its acceptance of all the gods.....
c. A complete pantheist, she excels in sports, academics....
d. According to Greek pantheism, gods lived in pools.....
My answer- c?
Yes. C is wrong -- so it's the correct answer.
To determine which statement doesn't make sense out of the four options given, we need to understand the meaning of the word "accredit."
Accredit means to officially recognize or grant approval to something based on certain criteria or standards. In the context of the given statements, it primarily refers to the official recognition or approval of an institution, organization, or individual for meeting specific qualifications or standards.
Now let's analyze each statement:
a. The private hospital has never been accredited...
This statement implies that the private hospital has never received official recognition or approval based on specific criteria or standards. It makes sense in the given context.
b. The crew's incompetent performance on the trip suggests we shouldn't accredit its report of bad sailing conditions as the cause of the accident.
This statement refers to the act of granting recognition or approval to the crew's report. It suggests that due to the crew's incompetent performance, their report should not be recognized or approved as the cause of the accident. It also makes sense in the given context.
c. The school lost its accreditation...
This statement suggests that the school previously had official recognition or approval, but it no longer meets the required criteria or standards, resulting in the loss of accreditation. It also makes sense in the given context.
d. I accredit my success to luck and determination.
This statement uses the word "accredit" in a different manner. Here, it means to attribute or give credit for something. The speaker is giving credit to luck and determination for their success. It expresses a personal belief or opinion about the cause of their success rather than an official recognition or approval. Therefore, this statement doesn't fit the context of accrediting in the same sense as the other options.
Therefore, the statement that doesn't make sense out of the four options is d. "I accredit my success to luck and determination."