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Does this make grammatical sense? [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2016, 13:18
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"I traveled far in the year of 1978, toward the opposite side of the world."

I'm a little iffy on the modifier clause "toward the opposite side of the world."
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Re: Does this make grammatical sense? [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2016, 13:40
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riceman89 wrote:
Sentence:

"I traveled far in the year of 1978, toward the opposite side of the world."

I'm a little iffy on the modifier clause "toward the opposite side of the world."
Cheers!


Nope, traveled to the opposite side of the world. The action has already been completed.
Toward indicates the action is in process.

I am traveling towards the ends of the earth but not traveled toward.
Also, towards not toward.

Hope that helps!
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Re: Does this make grammatical sense? [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2016, 13:47
Thanks!

I have couple more, if you don't mind helping:

"Many people changed at the end of World War II, from optimistic progressives to pessimistic conservatives."

"Some people travelled at the 14th century, away from England and toward Ireland."


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Re: Does this make grammatical sense? [#permalink] New post   23 Jun 2016, 20:37
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Hi there, I thought I responded to this already. There must have been some technical snafu. Are these? Are these essays sentences or actual SC answer Choice options?

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Re: Does this make grammatical sense? [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2016, 15:01
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riceman89 wrote:
Sentence:

"I traveled far in the year of 1978, toward the opposite side of the world."

I'm a little iffy on the modifier clause "toward the opposite side of the world."
Cheers!


You're good on the modifier clause. A modifier after a comma at the end of a sentence, such as the one in your example, can modify the main subject and verb of the preceding clause. In this case, that's good, because 'toward the opposite side of the world' accurately describes the way in which I traveled.

I actually haven't ever heard of the rule that Farrell is citing. Farrell, do you have a (preferably GMAC) source for it? I don't think I've ever seen it tested in an official SC problem, but there are a lot of problems out there!
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