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07 Apr 2015, 17:52
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This is from the second chapter of the sixth edition of MGMAT's SC guide. The question is which construction of the underlined portion of the sentence is correct?
A) Students at Carver High School are encouraged to pursue only those extracurricular activities from which stems success in college applications
B) success in college applications stems.
The explanation states that both options are correct, and in the original construction the inverted order of the subject (success) and verb (stems) is allowed. The inversion is allowed because it follows which or, "in similar positions."
My questions are:
Is the underlined portion an example of a modifier that is an adjectival clause?
Can anyone expand on the "similar positions" that is referenced in the explanation?
I originally picked B, and I'm trying to come to grips with the inverted subject and verb in this example.
A) Students at Carver High School are encouraged to pursue only those extracurricular activities from which stems success in college applications
B) success in college applications stems.
The explanation states that both options are correct, and in the original construction the inverted order of the subject (success) and verb (stems) is allowed. The inversion is allowed because it follows which or, "in similar positions."
My questions are:
Is the underlined portion an example of a modifier that is an adjectival clause?
Can anyone expand on the "similar positions" that is referenced in the explanation?
I originally picked B, and I'm trying to come to grips with the inverted subject and verb in this example.
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10 Apr 2015, 05:51
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Normally, subject comes before verb; in inverted, verb comes before subject:).
Students at Carver High School are encouraged to pursue only those extracurricular activities from which stems success in college applications.
"stems" is the verb and here it comes before the subject "success". Hence, it is inverted.
I also feel that underlined portion is adjectival clause. Not sure what is meant by ""in similar positions".
By the way, I feel option C would also be correct: success stems in college applications.
Students at Carver High School are encouraged to pursue only those extracurricular activities from which stems success in college applications.
"stems" is the verb and here it comes before the subject "success". Hence, it is inverted.
I also feel that underlined portion is adjectival clause. Not sure what is meant by ""in similar positions".
By the way, I feel option C would also be correct: success stems in college applications.
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Thanks for replying damyanti. Your third choice seems fine to me. I think I finally nailed my "ear discomfort" down to the prepositional phrase between success and stems in option B. For some reason it just seems awkward to me.
I'm still wondering about the cryptic "in similar positions" comment though. Maybe someone else could chime in?
I'm still wondering about the cryptic "in similar positions" comment though. Maybe someone else could chime in?
