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A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, [#permalink]
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A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated [u]that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.[/u]
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
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I guess its C.
Hema, I suggest you move this question to the verbal Forum, thats the place where we discuss SC questions.
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(B), (C) and (E) imply that Africa symbolized the posibility for his own freedom. And that is definitely not what author meant to say. The construction advocated some Black’s returning in (D) is clearly awkward. So only (A) survives.
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Re: Someone explain the answer to this question from sc1000 [#permalink]
27 Jun 2006, 09:20
hemamalinidr wrote: A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
(A) correct.
(B) incomplete sub clause.
(C) incorrect use of which.
(D) same as C. some blacks or some Black’s? some black.
(E) similar to D.
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will go with A.
B - african land is incorrect
C/D - which is incorrect
E - awkward
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[quote="shahnandan"]I guess its C.
Hema, I suggest you move this question to the verbal Forum, thats the place where we discuss SC questions.[/quote]
Shanandan,
I dont know how to move this question to the verbal forum. I thought it is already in the verbal forum.
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