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21 May 2020, 14:12
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Children whose parents have allergies will probably be allergic themselves, having once developed a minor infection such as a cold.
A. be allergic themselves, having once developed
B. be allergic themselves as soon as they will develop
C. be allergic themselves as they develop
D. become allergic themselves having once developed
E. become allergic themselves once they develop
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A. be allergic themselves, having once developed
B. be allergic themselves as soon as they will develop
C. be allergic themselves as they develop
D. become allergic themselves having once developed
E. become allergic themselves once they develop
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01 Jun 2020, 14:17
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A. Verb + ing modifier is incorrect
B. As soon as is incorrect
C. as they develop - like slowly and gradually childer will develop something..Wrong
D. having once developed: use of present continuous tense is wrong here
E. Correct: Simple Past tense is correct as it states a fact
I also felt the use of "be" a bit awkward here. Experts guidance welcome.
B. As soon as is incorrect
C. as they develop - like slowly and gradually childer will develop something..Wrong
D. having once developed: use of present continuous tense is wrong here
E. Correct: Simple Past tense is correct as it states a fact
I also felt the use of "be" a bit awkward here. Experts guidance welcome.
01 Jun 2020, 23:19
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The 'allergy' is an outcome of an event (or chain of events); it is not an action that you can voluntarily do. Moreover, verbs in the infinitive form represent those actions that can be performed voluntarily.
With this idea in mind, we can realize that since the "allergy" is not a voluntarily performed action, it cannot be represented by the infinitive verb form. Since (A), (B), and (C) uses the infinitive form of the verb, we can eliminate (A), (B), and (C).
D. become allergic themselves having once developed -if you attach (D) to the sentence, the sentence effectively becomes: Children whose parents have allergies will probably become allergic themselves having once developed a minor infection such as a cold.
Here, the -ing verb ''having'' has two possible subjects: parents, and children. Since (D) does not clearly indicate which of the two is the intended subject of the -ing phrase, we can eliminate (D).
E. become allergic themselves once they develop - here, ''themselves'' clearly refers to the children. Hence, 'they' must refer to the 'children' (which makes complete sense). (E) does not have any error. Hence, (E) is the right answer choice.
With this idea in mind, we can realize that since the "allergy" is not a voluntarily performed action, it cannot be represented by the infinitive verb form. Since (A), (B), and (C) uses the infinitive form of the verb, we can eliminate (A), (B), and (C).
D. become allergic themselves having once developed -if you attach (D) to the sentence, the sentence effectively becomes: Children whose parents have allergies will probably become allergic themselves having once developed a minor infection such as a cold.
Here, the -ing verb ''having'' has two possible subjects: parents, and children. Since (D) does not clearly indicate which of the two is the intended subject of the -ing phrase, we can eliminate (D).
E. become allergic themselves once they develop - here, ''themselves'' clearly refers to the children. Hence, 'they' must refer to the 'children' (which makes complete sense). (E) does not have any error. Hence, (E) is the right answer choice.
