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His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine home land, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas.
Age in which AND age when both are fine in this sentence.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
Had existed is not correct in this sentence since the two events that are sequenced are not related.
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas
This is the correct choice.
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate
Where there were areas – changes the meaning of the sentence.
led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age when great ice sheets existed - may mean that ice sheets existed in 1837 when the concept was proposed.
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas
The use of had is incorrect in this sentence.
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate
Are now that are temperate should be area that are now temperate.
led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age when great ice sheets existed - may mean that ice sheets existed in 1837 when the concept was proposed.
Age in which AND age when both are fine in this sentence.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
Had existed is not correct in this sentence since the two events that are sequenced are not related.
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas
This is the correct choice.
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate
Where there were areas – changes the meaning of the sentence.
led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age when great ice sheets existed - may mean that ice sheets existed in 1837 when the concept was proposed.
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas
The use of had is incorrect in this sentence.
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate
Are now that are temperate should be area that are now temperate.
led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age when great ice sheets existed - may mean that ice sheets existed in 1837 when the concept was proposed.
01 Dec 2020, 12:25
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His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine home land, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas-> Do we need now currently.
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas-> look at first part "in which...in" and then present tense. It seems okay. Let's keep it.
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate-> "were areas now temperate" It needs to be present tense.
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas-> had existing. Do we need past perfect here. Where is the second action.
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate-> "areas now that are temperate" it doesn't make sense.
So, I think, it's B.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas-> Do we need now currently.
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas-> look at first part "in which...in" and then present tense. It seems okay. Let's keep it.
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate-> "were areas now temperate" It needs to be present tense.
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas-> had existing. Do we need past perfect here. Where is the second action.
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate-> "areas now that are temperate" it doesn't make sense.
So, I think, it's B.
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So right away we see a split b/w 'in which' and 'when'. To determine which is more appropriate we have to look nearby to 'the concept of an ice age'. C - E misleads you into thinking 'when' is appropriate because of 'age' (a time), but really what you should be focusing on is the noun 'concept'. 'in which' is more appropriate here.
Besides that detail, C-E suffer from serious meaning errors that need to result in their elimination, anyway.
His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine home land, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas CORRECT
I figure B is more concise than A). I don't really see any particularly fatal issue with A per se...
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate X
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas X
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate X
Besides that detail, C-E suffer from serious meaning errors that need to result in their elimination, anyway.
His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine home land, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas CORRECT
I figure B is more concise than A). I don't really see any particularly fatal issue with A per se...
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate X
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas X
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate X
