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Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.
(A) Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.
(B) Chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with many hundreds of monasteries.
(C) Hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, are dotting the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia.
(D) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which are chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
(E) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
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E. I don't think that mountainous regions could be chiseled. Monastries could be chiseled.
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prateek11587 wrote: hibloom wrote: Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.
(A) Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.-MODIFYING ERROR
(B) Chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with many hundreds of monasteries.-MODIFYING ERROR
(C) Hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, are dotting the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia.
(D) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which are chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.-TENSE ERROR
(E) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
IMO EWhy not D? Can "them" mean the mountains in E? I know it (chiseled) should refer to the monasteries. What is OA?
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leonidas wrote: prateek11587 wrote: hibloom wrote: Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.
(A) Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.-MODIFYING ERROR
(B) Chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with many hundreds of monasteries.-MODIFYING ERROR
(C) Hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, are dotting the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia.
(D) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which are chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.-TENSE ERROR
(E) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
IMO EWhy not D? Can "them" mean the mountains in E? I know it (chiseled) should refer to the monasteries. What is OA?
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What is the difference between C and E? Does C change meaning or "is dotting" is not appropriate in C?
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scthakur wrote: What is the difference between C and E? Does C change meaning or "is dotting" is not appropriate in C? "are dotted with" is much better than "are dotting"
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OA is E
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Both C and E are in present tense. I marked C because E is in passive form. Any new reassons?
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ykaiim wrote: Both C and E are in present tense. I marked C because E is in passive form.
Any new reassons? Well, read this "Hundreds of monasteries are dotting the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia." -well I see this as a continuous process, something like you look at mountains and monastiries continiuosly are dotting the mountains, those dots appear and dissapear continiously.Well it may seem funny but it is unlogical. kudos me) 
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Hi ... Can anyone tell me what is wrong with D?
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