honchos wrote:
The intricate structure of the compound insect eye, having hundreds of miniature eyes called ommatidia, help explain why scientists have assumed that it evolved independently of the vertebrate eye.
A having hundreds of miniature eyes called ommatidia, help explain why scientists have assumed that it
B having hundreds of miniature eyes that are called ommatidia, helps explain why scientists have assumed that they
C with its hundreds of miniature eyes that are called ommatidia, helps explain scientists' assuming that they
D with its hundreds of miniature eyes called ommatidia, help explain scientists' assuming that it
E with its hundreds of miniature eyes called ommatidia, helps explain why scientists have assumed that it
Sir,
This is OG13 Q7 SC. I have seen your Video on You tube, but still I have a doubt.
As per my understanding comma+with modifies the action in the preceding clause.
This is not a clause "The intricate structure of the compound insect eye". Since it doesnt have SV pair (verb missing). How come comma+with modify anything before it?
If there would have been no comma then the case be different. I think w/o comma with modifies the closest noun. Please help me where do I have Knowledge Gap.
OA : E
Dear
honchos,
I'm happy to respond, my friend.
I don't know where you have heard that rule about "
comma + with," but that's too rigid. The preposition "
with" is very common, and it could come after a comma for any one of a number of reasons. A prepositional phrase beginning with the word "
with" can be a
adjectival phrase, that is, a noun modifier, or it can be an
adverbial phrase, that is, a verb or clause modifier. If the "
with" prepositional phrase acts as a clause modifier, then, yes, it is likely to come after a comma. Here, the "
with" phrase is a noun modifier, modifying the noun "
eye." It is set off by commas because it is a non-vital modifier. See:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/that-vs-which-on-the-gmat/https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-gramm ... modifiers/Does all this make sense, my friend?
Mike