walkman4mba wrote:
A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
PanpaliaAnshulWhat does the sentence want to tell you? That Marcus advocated something. What is 'something'? Some Blacks should return to Africa. To him, Africa symbolised the possibility of freedom
(D) and (E) are incorrect straight away because of Black's. What we want to say is plural Blacks, not possessive Black's.
When we have "to him" at the end, it could mean that Africa symbolized the possibility of freedom to him only. But actually what he wanted to say was that Africa symbolises the possibility of freedom to all Blacks. It didn't offer freedom to only Marcus. As per Marcus it offered freedom to all Blacks.
Hence (A) is much better. Also, (C) is quite convoluted with multiple uses of 'which'.