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As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose access to water was less limited B. where there was access to water that was less limited C. where they had less limited water access D. with less limitations on water access E. having less limitations to water access
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tejal777 wrote: As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose access to water was less limited
B. where there was access to water that was less limited
C. where they had less limited water access
D. with less limitations on water access
E. having less limitations to water access A. Correct: "whose" refers to "other clans". The singular verb "was" has the subject "access".... B. "where" is wrong and "there was access to water that was less limited" double passive. C. "where" is wrong and tense "had limited" is also incorrect. D. "with less limitations on water access" awakward construction. E. "having .................." awakward construction.
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Not convinced with OG of E. Less Limitation is wrong ?
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Explain using POE...
As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose access to water was less limited
B. where there was access to water that was less limited
C. where they had less limited water access
D. with less limitations on water access
E. having less limitations to water access
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Is limitations / limit countable? [#permalink]
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Here's the question:
As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abadoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A) whose access to water was less limited
B) where there was access to water that was less limited
C) where they had less limited water access
D) with less limitations on water access
E) having less limitations to water access
Which did you pick and why?
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Re: Is limitations / limit countable? [#permalink]
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A. B and C are out because they talk about location (where), not clans. E is out for several reasons, one of which "limitations to" is unidiomatic. D is out because, in addition to sounding awkward, limitations is countable, so fewer must be used.
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Re: Is limitations / limit countable? [#permalink]
22 Nov 2011, 12:50
Wow thanks!
I'm struggling with the fact that the term limitations is countable.
EG.
There are more limitations on spending
There are many limitations on spending
my ear can't hear the correctness
also, is this different with limit and restriction?
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Re: Is limitations / limit countable? [#permalink]
23 Nov 2011, 09:28
I chose D, and got it wrong. That's an interesting question...the phrase "less limitations" can be tricky.
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Re: Is limitations / limit countable? [#permalink]
23 Nov 2011, 10:46
Yeah I chose D as well because A seems more awkward having "access to water was less limited".
So the correction here is
a) fewer limitations
b) less limited
Still, the "countable" part of limitations is a tough one to swallow for me - short of memorizing, is there any other strategies?
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30 Nov 2011, 21:12
hussi9 wrote: Not convinced with OG of E.
Less Limitation is wrong ? "Limitations" is plural, thus the use of less is wrong. It should be fewer.
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"where" is wrong. Eliminate B and C. "Having" in choice E is incorrect structure. Choice D, "less limitation" is not prefer than verb "less limited" follow V-A-N concision.
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a. Correct b. where modifies clan. this is wrong c. where modifies clan. this is wrong d. less to be used with countable noun limitations e. less to be used with countable noun limitations
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What is the problem in the use of where ???
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Where refers to a place. Other Clans is not a place.
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"whose" refers to clans as in option A. IMO A it is.
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As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose access to water was less limited
B. where there was access to water that was less limited
C. where they had less limited water access
D. with less limitations on water access
E. having less limitations to water access
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As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.CORRECT A. whose access to water was less limited "other clans" are not places, so "other clans where" is not logical B. where there was access to water that was less limited C. where they had less limited water access "with" is refered to "most of the Monument Valley Anasazi" or to "other clans"? D. with less limitations on water access the use of "having" is not clear, what is it refered to? E. having less limitations to water access
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mun23 wrote: As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose access to water was less limited
B. where there was access to water that was less limited
C. where they had less limited water access
D. with less limitations on water access
E. having less limitations to water access
Need every options explanation Pls find below the explanation to each answers;- B. Passive cosntruction...its wordy. C. Past perfect is wrong D. This optyion has got two major issues:- 1. "with less limitations....." is a phrase of the dependent clause "their homes to join........"The clause mentioned does not has any verb..... 2. Meaning change "With less limitations" does not conveys the intended meaning...the intended meaning is the clan's water access was less limited" Not that it had lesser limitations...."I may be wrong here" E. Again the same issue no verb for the clause starting with "their......" having is not a verb. Moreover having should used in a construction where you want to present an implied form....ie"having done this action, poor result is not expected" Consider kudos if my post helps!! Archit
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Why option 'D' is wrong... "apart from awkaward wordy construction" 1) "with less limitation on water access" acts as preposition phrases and i am quite confuse whether it modife Anasazi or Clans? 2) prepositional phrases without comma as in above modify noun closer to it i.e. clans or can modify farther noun such as Anasazi too? 3)if prepositional phrases with comma is used in above case it will modify "clans"
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