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A it is
Vast constellation is singular
and, nonetheless, yet are not required in C/D/E
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laxieqv wrote: How can OA be B?!!!
I don't think the use of "they" is correct for it avoids the ambiguousity of two singular nouns. The sentence expresses the contrasting features of a common subject that is the constellation, so the use of "it" is not ambiguous, people can easily tell that "it" points to discussed subject.
I'm back to this problem again. (see my post above)
Now I'm sure 100% that the correct answer is A:
Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people, it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.
It after comma correctly refers to the subject CONSTELLATION.
We modify small islands not with the word after comma but with clause - " that dot the South Pasific" - that's it, THE END. Now forget about small islands and refer to constellation...
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Yeah - looks like A to me as well... Here the subject is the 'vast constellation', so the rest of the sentence should also be in singular...
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B for me.
Because the vast constellation has a population of ----
but the islands are home to -----------
I am alerted by the use of that -a relative pronoun in front of small islands.
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Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.
A. Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is
B. Pacific has a population of only a few million people,they are
C. Pacific is populated by a only a few million people, and it is
D.Pacific, having a population of only a few million people, is nonetheless
E. Pacific, is populated by only a few million people, yet they are
The relative pronoun decides the number whether it is singular or plural
"that" is the rel pronoun and the closest noun is islands...So"they" is needed as a pronoun.
B stands
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trivikram wrote: Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.
A. Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is
B. Pacific has a population of only a few million people,they are
C. Pacific is populated by a only a few million people, and it is
D.Pacific, having a population of only a few million people, is nonetheless
E. Pacific, is populated by only a few million people, yet they are
The relative pronoun decides the number whether it is singular or plural
"that" is the rel pronoun and the closest noun is islands...So"they" is needed as a pronoun.
B stands
Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.
Vikram, just don't read the bold part of the sentence. Does it make sense why A is good and B is not?
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Ethan wrote: Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.
A. Pacific has a population of only a few million people,it is
B. Pacific has a population of only a few million people,they are
C. Pacific is populated by a only a few million people, and it is
D.Pacific, having a population of only a few million people, is nonetheless
E. Pacific, is populated by only a few million people, yet they are
Please provide explanations as well...
A it refers to constellation.
They is ambigious. Very odd... that OA is B... Il ask my MGMAT teachers tomorrow. O wait, another person said the OA is A??? wut is this just a glitch?
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