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18 Nov 2021, 22:49
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Question Stats:
83% (01:24) correct
17%
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Although no proof yet exists of the electromagnetic disturbances observed being the results of nuclear weapons testing, diplomats are treating the situation with utmost delicacy.
A) of the electromagnetic disturbances observed being the results of nuclear weapons testing
B) regarding the observed electromagnetic disturbances having been the results of nuclear weapons testing
C) that the electromagnetic disturbances observed were the results of nuclear weapons testing
D) that nuclear weapons testing resulted in the electromagnetic disturbances having been observed
E) that the electromagnetic disturbance observed were resulting from nuclear weapons testing
18 Nov 2021, 22:53
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
• Split #1: The best construction is PROOF EXISTS THAT X WAS Y
That is, the construction, proof exists that X was Y is more idiomatic and direct than
-- the construction in option A - proof exists of X being Y
-- and the construction in option B - proof exists regarding X having been Y
Option C is better than options A and B.
Eliminate A and B.
• Split #2 - meaning (and mixed up logic)
Option D incorrectly suggests that the observation of disturbances was the result of the nuclear testing, rather than the electromagnetic disturbances themselves.
Eliminate D.
• Split #3 - subject/verb agreement
In option E, the singular subject disturbance should take the singular verb was, not the plural verb were.
Eliminate E
The correct answer is C.
COMMENTS
This question is relatively easy if you do not get too caught up in specific details of idioms.
It is enough to recognize, as these two posters did, that the phrasing in options A and B is weird.
Must you know the "most idiomatic" way to talk about proof?
No. Of course not.
But you should be able to recognize—largely, ahem, from reading prose in English—which constructions are not quite right or "off," even if you cannot say exactly why.
Good work here.
Stay safe, everyone.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
Quote:
• Split #1: The best construction is PROOF EXISTS THAT X WAS Y
That is, the construction, proof exists that X was Y is more idiomatic and direct than
-- the construction in option A - proof exists of X being Y
-- and the construction in option B - proof exists regarding X having been Y
Option C is better than options A and B.
Eliminate A and B.
• Split #2 - meaning (and mixed up logic)
Option D incorrectly suggests that the observation of disturbances was the result of the nuclear testing, rather than the electromagnetic disturbances themselves.
Eliminate D.
• Split #3 - subject/verb agreement
In option E, the singular subject disturbance should take the singular verb was, not the plural verb were.
Eliminate E
The correct answer is C.
COMMENTS
This question is relatively easy if you do not get too caught up in specific details of idioms.
It is enough to recognize, as these two posters did, that the phrasing in options A and B is weird.
Must you know the "most idiomatic" way to talk about proof?
No. Of course not.
But you should be able to recognize—largely, ahem, from reading prose in English—which constructions are not quite right or "off," even if you cannot say exactly why.
Good work here.
Stay safe, everyone.
19 Nov 2021, 03:02
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My answer is (C). It took me 01:19.
(A) Is this version grammatically correct? (If not, it can be eliminated right away.) Strictly speaking, a noun or gerund (or a pronoun) should be used as the object for preposition "of": here, "of" takes gerund "being the results of nuclear weapons testing" as its object. To modify "being the results of nuclear weapons testing", a possessive form of noun or pronoun is needed: "their being the results of nuclear weapons testing" or "the electromagnetic disturbances' being the results of nuclear weapons testing". So, this version is not grammatically sound.
That said, we can probably eliminated (A) for its rather awkward style. After I understood its meaning, I determine that an appositive "that- clause" is the most natural and effective way for this sentence. Three options (CDE) starting with "that“ confirm my preference.
(B) For technical correctness, the discussion in (A) applies here.
Indeed, (AB) are very similar. Because they are not be both correct, they must be both wrong.
(C) Clear, effective, and straightforward.
(D) "having been observed" is wordy. "observed" suffices.
(E) SVA.
Also, "were resulting from" uses progressive verb tense unnecessarily.
(A) Is this version grammatically correct? (If not, it can be eliminated right away.) Strictly speaking, a noun or gerund (or a pronoun) should be used as the object for preposition "of": here, "of" takes gerund "being the results of nuclear weapons testing" as its object. To modify "being the results of nuclear weapons testing", a possessive form of noun or pronoun is needed: "their being the results of nuclear weapons testing" or "the electromagnetic disturbances' being the results of nuclear weapons testing". So, this version is not grammatically sound.
That said, we can probably eliminated (A) for its rather awkward style. After I understood its meaning, I determine that an appositive "that- clause" is the most natural and effective way for this sentence. Three options (CDE) starting with "that“ confirm my preference.
(B) For technical correctness, the discussion in (A) applies here.
Indeed, (AB) are very similar. Because they are not be both correct, they must be both wrong.
(C) Clear, effective, and straightforward.
(D) "having been observed" is wordy. "observed" suffices.
(E) SVA.
Also, "were resulting from" uses progressive verb tense unnecessarily.
