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After her admission to the bar, Margaret, herself a childless attorney's only daughter , specialized in adoption and family law.

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B - Margaret herself, a childless attorney's only daughter
C - Margaret, herself the childless and only daughter of an attorney
D - Margaret, only a childless attorney`s daughter herself
E - Margaret, herself, only a daughter of a childless attorney



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C, D and E is out becasue it is changing the meaning. Because Margeret is the only daughter of a chlidless attorney.

I am really stuck betwee A and B. I think B uses the modifier correctly.

So I will pick B.
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After her admission to the bar, Margaret, herself a childless attorney's only daughter , specialized in adoption and family law.

A -
B - Margaret herself, a childless attorney's only daughter
C - Margaret, herself the childless and only daughter of an attorney
D - Margaret, only a childless attorney`s daughter herself
E - Margaret, herself, only a daughter of a childless attorney
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Except for C all answers will give the meaning that Margaret is the daughter of a childless attorney (which is not possible).

Henc eI feel C is the answer.
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C, D and E is out becasue it is changing the meaning. Because Margeret is the only daughter of a chlidless attorney.
I am really stuck betwee A and B. I think B uses the modifier correctly.
So I will pick B.
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It is C. C means margarete herself is clidless and she is the only daughter of the attorny...

B is wrong because margeret cannot be only daughter of childless attorney...
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I've picked C too..

""the childless and only daughter of an attorney" sounds pretty clear
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After her admission to the bar, Margaret, herself a childless attorney's only daughter , specialized in adoption and family law.

A -
B - Margaret herself, a childless attorney's only daughter
C - Margaret, herself the childless and only daughter of an attorney
D - Margaret, only a childless attorney`s daughter herself
E - Margaret, herself, only a daughter of a childless attorney
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I would choose B if it were " a childless attorney's adopted daughter".
C it is.

Btw, is it that in USA, " daughter" can only be used to indicate a " daughter whom one gives birth to"?!
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I also pick C.

laxie> as far as I know, we only say "daughter" to describe our own children. The term is not a flexibly used as it is in other cultures. 8-)
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I vote for B.
Not going with C 'coz '....Margaret, herself the childless '... is this correct?

Can someone explain.
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OA is D
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OA is D
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Oh boy..that was a googly..could you please provide OE since no one seems to have been able to get it right...
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After her admission to the bar, Margaret, herself a childless attorney's only daughter , specialized in adoption and family law.

A -
B - Margaret herself, a childless attorney's only daughter
C - Margaret, herself the childless and only daughter of an attorney
D - Margaret, only a childless attorney`s daughter herself
E - Margaret, herself, only a daughter of a childless attorney

I would choose B if it were " a childless attorney's adopted daughter".
C it is.

Btw, is it that in USA, " daughter" can only be used to indicate a " daughter whom one gives birth to"?!
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yeah, the same curiousity confuses me.

I'd vote for (A).

If "a daughter-in-law" can be referred to as just "a daughter", (A) would be ok.

She specializes in the adoption law, and (A) says that she herself is adopted.

In this context, the phrase "only daughter of an attorney" in (C) makes no point.
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hi all.

I Chose A considering she is adopted.

I feel the question is inconsitent. Please provide source , OE .

Any pointers on how to avoid SUCH ambiguous traps on GDAY ??


Thanks
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C for me.

An attorney is childess because he has one daughter.

So only C remains
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How can margaret be a daughter of a childless attorney? To assumer that she may have been adopted is just downright silly! We dont need to make any such assumptions in an SC!!!!!

I will vote for C! I dont get how OA can be D! Chris, any explanations?
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OA is C...

Chris....please check...in my cat this is C..
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how is the OA D? I dont understand because it doesnt' make sense.
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OA is C...

Chris....please check...in my cat this is C..
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its possible b/c i got the passage from a friend ???



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