daagh wrote:
In presenting his modus Vivendi proposal, Lansing implied that the American government accepted the German view that armed merchant vessels were warships; however, when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it seemed to be reverting to the British view on this question.
(A) when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it -- can't say whether 'it' stands for the proposal or the Wilson Admin.
(B) after it was dropped, the Wilson administration --'it' can stand for the proposal or for the German view
(C) by dropping the proposal, the Wilson administration -- Good God ! There is no pronoun here. The best answer.
(D) the Wilson administration dropped the proposal when it-- 'It' can stand for the proposal or the Wilson Admin. It looks as though the proposal veered towards the British view.
(E) when they dropped the proposal, the Wilson administration-- The only plural noun is warships, and it will be absurd to say the warships dropped the proposal rather than bombs
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My Question is, If we replace
It by
Proposal , the sentence will be as such --
when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration,
Proposal seemed to be reverting to the British view on this question.
Does it make any sense to say that the proposal seemed to revert ?
Now, If we replace
It by
Administration , the sentence will be as such --
when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration,
Wilson Administration seemed to be reverting to the British view on this question.
Doesn't the 2nd sentence make more sense ?
In the above context, although C is a correct choice, how is A incorrect?