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SC - seventeenth-century Dutch documents [#permalink]
 05 Jul 2004, 14:00
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I got the answer right but want to confirm my reasoning.
Scorched by fire, stained by water, and inscribed in cramped handwriting, the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, depending instead on English sources for information.
(A) the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, depending
(B) the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, who depended
(C) historians long ignored the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City, depending
(D) historians long ignored the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City and depended
(E) historians long ignored the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City, they depended
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I would go with B. A sounds awkward to me 
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Re: SC - seventeenth-century Dutch documents [#permalink]
05 Jul 2004, 16:15
gmatblast wrote: I got the answer right but want to confirm my reasoning.
Scorched by fire, stained by water, and inscribed in cramped handwriting, the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, depending instead on English sources for information.
(A) the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, depending
(B) the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City were long ignored by historians, who depended
(C) historians long ignored the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City, depending
(D) historians long ignored the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City and depended
(E) historians long ignored the seventeenth-century Dutch documents on the beginnings of New York City, they depended
in A, depending refers to the seventeenth-century Dutch documents thanks to by and intonation. B is the only correct
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Re: SC - seventeenth-century Dutch documents [#permalink]
05 Jul 2004, 16:55
CDE - Misplaced modifier WRONG!
AB - B is correct; who refers to historians (In A depending refers to the docs)
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B for me as well. It is not clear what depending is referring to.
Who, however, modifies historians. 
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(B) it is, 40 sec
C,D,E incorrect because of wrong comparison.
(A), is not parallel, also it is run-on sentence.
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(B) it is, 40 sec
C,D,E incorrect because of wrong comparison.
(A), is not parallel, also it is run-on sentence.
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