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30 Aug 2022, 17:35
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A mutual fund having billions of dollars in assets will typically invest that money in hundreds of companies, rarely holding more than one percent of the shares of any particular corporation.
A. companies, rarely holding more than one percent
B. companies, and it is rare to hold at least one percent or more
C. companies and rarely do they hold more than one percent
D. companies, so that they rarely hold more than one percent
E. companies; rarely do they hold one percent or more
I know the answer is A, but how is the phrase "rarely holding more than one percent" modifying mutual fund. Yes it makes sense, but is it allowed to reach that far back. Why is this, for example, wrong then?
"I typically invest in one company per year instead of multiple companies, holding 50% of my assets in cash "
A. companies, rarely holding more than one percent
B. companies, and it is rare to hold at least one percent or more
C. companies and rarely do they hold more than one percent
D. companies, so that they rarely hold more than one percent
E. companies; rarely do they hold one percent or more
I know the answer is A, but how is the phrase "rarely holding more than one percent" modifying mutual fund. Yes it makes sense, but is it allowed to reach that far back. Why is this, for example, wrong then?
"I typically invest in one company per year instead of multiple companies, holding 50% of my assets in cash "
30 Aug 2022, 18:39
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jg3swish,
When a sentence ends with a 'comma + verbing' modifier, the modifier modifies the subject. To be more precise, the 'do-er' of the action is almost always the subject of the preceding clause.
Your sentence illustrates this point well:
"I typically invest in one company per year instead of multiple companies, holding 50% of my assets in cash."
I am the holder of the assets, the companies are not the holders. The distance from the subject does not matter.
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When a sentence ends with a 'comma + verbing' modifier, the modifier modifies the subject. To be more precise, the 'do-er' of the action is almost always the subject of the preceding clause.
Your sentence illustrates this point well:
"I typically invest in one company per year instead of multiple companies, holding 50% of my assets in cash."
I am the holder of the assets, the companies are not the holders. The distance from the subject does not matter.
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01 Sep 2022, 09:13
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comma+verb-ing modifier modifies the subject of the preceding clause. It adds further to the aspects earlier told about the subject.
