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28 Feb 2023, 07:38
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Hi GMATGuruNY - my question is on (A)
Providing and Milking are examples of comma + verb'ing
Now we know that, Comma + Verb'ing MODIFIES the closest subject and the closest verb.
The closest subject is the pronoun them (i.e. Holstein cows)
Closet verb is the infinitive verb (To keep)
Could you confirm if my analysis on this is accurate ?
Providing and Milking are examples of comma + verb'ing
Now we know that, Comma + Verb'ing MODIFIES the closest subject and the closest verb.
The closest subject is the pronoun them (i.e. Holstein cows)
Closet verb is the infinitive verb (To keep)
Could you confirm if my analysis on this is accurate ?
Updated on: 29 Mar 2023, 23:19
Originally posted by DmitryFarberMPrep on 28 Feb 2023, 13:01.
Last edited by DmitryFarberMPrep on 29 Mar 2023, 23:19, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by DmitryFarberMPrep on 29 Mar 2023, 23:19, edited 1 time in total.
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jabhatta2
Simple answer--there is no such rule. Adverbial modifiers have a fair amount of flexibility. As long as the intended meaning is clear, we can apply them where they make the most sense. You may have been influenced here by initial modifiers. It's true that if we start with a modifier, it should make sense with the subject that follows. In this case, if the sentence started at the underline, we'd expect the modifier "providing" to describe an action performed by the subject "cows." But of course that wouldn't make any sense, so we'd need a completely different version of the sentence.
In any case, what is your question about A? Are you just trying to learn from its structure? I wouldn't try to learn too much grammar from wrong answers.
Simple answer--there is no such rule. Adverbial modifiers have a fair amount of flexibility. As long as the intended meaning is clear, we can apply them where they make the most sense. You may have been influenced here by initial modifiers. It's true that if we start with a modifier, it should make sense with the subject that follows. In this case, if the sentence started at the underline, we'd expect the modifier "providing" to describe an action performed by the subject "cows." But of course that wouldn't make any sense, so we'd need a completely different version of the sentence.
In any case, what is your question about A? Are you just trying to learn from its structure? I wouldn't try to learn too much grammar from wrong answers.
29 Mar 2023, 02:47
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jabhatta2
The statement in red is incorrect: them is an OBJECT pronoun and thus cannot serve as a subject.
A: For the farmer who takes care to keep them cool, providing them with high-energy feed, Holstein cows are producing milk.
Here, the blue them serves as the direct object of to keep.
Since the agent of to keep is the farmer, option A implies that the FARMER is providing the cows with high-energy feed and that this action is the result of the preceding action (to keep them cool) -- an illogical meaning.
The act of keeping the cows cool does not lead to the act of providing them with feed.
Eliminate A.
