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18 Jun 2021, 07:30
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Brought from the Americas by the Spaniards and quickly adapted for cultivation in Europe, the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey.
A. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey
B. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it was a native of Turkey
C. maize was thought by many of its cultivators to be native to Turkey and its origins were soon forgotten
D. maize's origins were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking they were native to Turkey
E. many of the cultivators of maize soon forgot its origins and thought Turkey was its nativity
A. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey
B. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it was a native of Turkey
C. maize was thought by many of its cultivators to be native to Turkey and its origins were soon forgotten
D. maize's origins were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking they were native to Turkey
E. many of the cultivators of maize soon forgot its origins and thought Turkey was its nativity
19 Jun 2021, 23:39
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Analysis:
A. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey
Brought from .... and quickly adapted should point to Maize as the noun, not origins of maize.
B. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it was a native of Turkey
Same error as A
C. maize was thought by many of its cultivators to be native to Turkey and its origins were soon forgotten
Correct answer as Maize was brought and quickly adapted.
D. maize's origins were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking they were native to Turkey
Sentence points out that Maize's origins were brought and quickly adapted which is incorrect. It alters the meaning of the sentence as origins cannot be brought or adapted.
E. many of the cultivators of maize soon forgot its origins and thought Turkey was its nativity
It was maize that was brought and adapted, not cultivators. The noun modifier should touch the noun in the sentence hence maize should immediately follow the modifier brought and adapted.
A. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey
Brought from .... and quickly adapted should point to Maize as the noun, not origins of maize.
B. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it was a native of Turkey
Same error as A
C. maize was thought by many of its cultivators to be native to Turkey and its origins were soon forgotten
Correct answer as Maize was brought and quickly adapted.
D. maize's origins were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking they were native to Turkey
Sentence points out that Maize's origins were brought and quickly adapted which is incorrect. It alters the meaning of the sentence as origins cannot be brought or adapted.
E. many of the cultivators of maize soon forgot its origins and thought Turkey was its nativity
It was maize that was brought and adapted, not cultivators. The noun modifier should touch the noun in the sentence hence maize should immediately follow the modifier brought and adapted.
20 Jun 2021, 04:45
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
Brought from the Americas by the Spaniards and quickly adapted for cultivation in Europe, the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey.
A. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it native to Turkey
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The sentence begins with a Dangling modifier: Brought from the Americas [...] which can only logically modify the noun maize. However, what immediately follows the modifier is the noun phrase the origins of maize.
What helps us identify this question as a Dangling Modifier question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
A modifier, characterized by all of the following:
1. Verb+ing or Verb in 3rd form
2. Separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma
3. Appears at the very beginning of the sentence
Whenever you see this Stop Sign, focus on the modifier: check whether the noun right after the modifier is indeed the noun that the modifier describes. If it isn't - you've found your mistake.
B. the origins of maize were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking it was a native of Turkey
This answer choice repeats the original Dangling Modifier mistake. The sentence begins with a Dangling modifier: Brought from the Americas [...] which can only logically modify the noun maize. However, what immediately follows the modifier is the noun phrase the origins of maize.
Furthermore, this answer choice changes the adjective native to to the noun phrase a native of, making an incorrect use the idiom a native of. Only a human or an animal can be a native of X. However, both human and non-human nouns can be native to a place.
C. maize was thought by many of its cultivators to be native to Turkey and its origins were soon forgotten
This answer choice orrects the Dangling Modifier mistake in the original question by placing maize directly after the modifier Brought from the Americas by the Spaniards and quickly adapted for cultivation in Europe.
This answer choice also makes correct use of the idiom native to, which here means originating from or belonging to a place.
D. maize's origins were soon forgotten, many of its cultivators thinking they were native to Turkey
This answer choice repeats the original Dangling Modifier mistake The sentence begins with a Dangling modifier: Brought from the Americas [...] which can only logically modify the noun maize. However, what immediately follows the modifier is the noun phrase maize's origins.
Similarly, by changing the pronoun it to they, this answer choice makes the illogical claim that the origins were thought to be native to Turkey, rather than maize (the crop) being native to Turkey.
E. many of the cultivators of maize soon forgot its origins and thought Turkey was its nativity
This answer choice repeats the original Dangling Modifier mistake The sentence begins with a Dangling modifier: Brought from the Americas [...] which can only logically modify the noun maize. However, what immediately follows the modifier is the noun phrase many of the cultivators of maize.
In addition, the phrase Turkey was its nativity is non-idiomatic and awkward. The word nativity refers only to the birth or origins of humans, not to the origins of non-human nouns.
