A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently discovered, is not only a natural sweetener but also prevents tooth decay. (A) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently discovered
(B) A substance, which was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose,
(C) A substance from the licorice plant, which was recently discovered to be 50 times sweeter than sucrose,
(D) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose , which was recently discovered,
(E) A recently discovered substance, 50 times sweeter than sucrose from the licorice plant,
A - 50 times sweeter modifies plant B - right modification C - the discovery is not about how sweeter, its the substance thats discovered. D - 50 times sweeter is modifying plant E - 50 times sweeter than "sucrose from the plant" is wrong.
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels; travelers to Egypt can still stay at the Old Cataract Hotel, the model for the hotel in one of Christie's most famous books.
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels
Agatha Christie used her travels with her archaeologist husband to inspire several mystery novels
Because her husband was an archaeologist, Agatha Christie was able to use their travels as inspiration for several of her mystery novels
Together with her archaeologist husband, Agatha Christie was inspired to incorporate their travel into several of her mystery novels
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband served as inspiration for several of her mystery novels
IMO: E A - The second 'her' is not clear B - Same as A, the second pronoun is not clear C - Awkward D - Passive voice for inspired is awkward E- Sounds right, does not have the second ambiguous 'her'
This question is already discusses and sd83 gave very nice explanation of this.
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Quote: Originally Posted by BizzareNym Try this and explain plz.
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels; travelers to Egypt can still stay at the Old Cataract Hotel, the model for the hotel in one of Christie's most famous books. a. Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels b. Agatha Christie used her travels with her archaeologist husband to inspire several mystery novels c. Because her husband was an archaeologist, Agatha Christie was able to use their travels as inspiration for several of her mystery novels d. Together with her archaeologist husband, Agatha Christie was inspired to incorporate their travel into several of her mystery novels e. Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband served as inspiration for several of her mystery novels My ans: E
A-> Here subject is Agatha christie's travel. the 1st her refers to Agatha christie while d 2nd her refers to Agatha christie's travel which is abs. wrong. B-> awkward construction.. How come Agatha inspire mystery novels??? C-> same as B D->awkward & wordy constuction.. Main concept behind is 'an object pronoun (her) can never refer to a possessive noun ( Agatha christie's )' . Just replace n try Agatha christie's in place of her in A & E.
A - 50 times sweeter modifies plant B - right modification C - the discovery is not about how sweeter, its the substance thats discovered. D - 50 times sweeter is modifying plant E - 50 times sweeter than "sucrose from the plant" is wrong.
The difference of correct modification is not clear. In B also 50 times sweeter modifies plant. can u please explain ?
Help me with this one.... According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mothers and the body like his wifes. (A) modeled the face of the statue like his mothers and the body like his wifes (B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife (C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife (D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife (E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife
Sorry for being so late in posting the OA.... the OA is indeed B....Thanx a ton to all who explained the answer
1.A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
Apologies again for being late... The OA to this one is D... Thanks a lot Vikram pj and bizzare for helping me out
Darwin was not the first to advance a theory of evolution;his tremendous originality lay in the fact that he proposed the idea of natural selection as the means by which evolution worked. A.lay in the fact that he proposed the idea B.Lay in the fact of his proposing the idea C.Laid in the fact of his proposing the idea D.Laid in his proposal E.Lay in his proposal
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels; travelers to Egypt can still stay at the Old Cataract Hotel, the model for the hotel in one of Christie's most famous books.
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels
Agatha Christie used her travels with her archaeologist husband to inspire several mystery novels
Because her husband was an archaeologist, Agatha Christie was able to use their travels as inspiration for several of her mystery novels
Together with her archaeologist husband, Agatha Christie was inspired to incorporate their travel into several of her mystery novels
Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband served as inspiration for several of her mystery novels
Joe, who hasn't showered in days, smells bad-however, John, who is suffering from nasal congestion, smells so badly that Joe's odor doesn't bother him at all.
In spite of Charlie's protest, his friends-including his closest companion Rafael-insisted that Charlie consider outside aid to help Charlie deal with his eating disorder.
Joe, who hasnt showered in days, smells badhowever, John, who is suffering from nasal congestion, smells so badly that Joes odor doesnt bother him at all.
1. "Showered in" is wrong it should be "showered for ", 2. badly is wrong adverb here 3. pronoun reference error for him in the last statement.
I thik this should be the correct form of the sentence.
Joe, who hasn't showered for days smells so bad, however Joe's odor doesn't bother john at all, as john is suffering from nasal congestion.
In spite of Charlies protest, his friendsincluding his closest companion Rafaelinsisted that Charlie consider outside aid to help Charlie deal with his eating disorder.
1. his refers to "Charlie's protest" and should refer to Charlie.
Although Charlie protested, his friends - including his closest companion Rafaelinsisted that Charlie consider outside aid to deal with his eating disorder.
If the pronoun is part of the subject of the sentence, subject pronouns have to be used
Subject pronouns - I, You, He, She, It, We, They, Who
If the pronoun is part of the object of the sentence, object pronouns have to be used
Object pronouns - Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them, Whom Guys..help me out with this one.. E.g. 1. "I kicked the boy who tried to steal my coat" E.g. 2. "I smiled at the girl whom I had kicked"
In both the examples given above, the pronouns are part of the object. Then why is "who" (subject pronoun) being used in E.g.1
If "who" is the subject pronoun kindly explain...
in E.G. 1 the subject is the boy and in E.G. the subject is I 😲
Joe, who hasn't showered in days, smells bad-however, John, who is suffering from nasal congestion, smells so badly that Joe's odor doesn't bother him at all.
"smells so badly" is incorrect.. the part after however, can be written in multiple ways...
.............however, John, who is suffering from nasal congestion, isn't bothered by him at all.
