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Idioglossia is a phenomenon, incompletely understood at best, where two persons develop a unique and private language with highly original vocabulary and syntax.

(A) where two persons develop a unique and private language with
(B) when two persons develop a unique and private language having
(C) in which two persons have unique and private language development with
(D) having two persons who develop a unique and private language that has
(E) in which two persons develop a unique and private language with
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Re: Idioglossia is a phenomenon, incompletely understood at best, where tw [#permalink] New post  16 May 2019, 01:38
Bunuel wrote:
Idioglossia is a phenomenon, incompletely understood at best, where two persons develop a unique and private language with highly original vocabulary and syntax.

(A) where two persons develop a unique and private language with
(B) when two persons develop a unique and private language having
(C) in which two persons have unique and private language development with
(D) having two persons who develop a unique and private language that has
(E) in which two persons develop a unique and private language with


IMO E ;
is talking about a phenomena
option E in which two persons develop a unique and private language with
is correct construction of the sentence
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Re: Idioglossia is a phenomenon, incompletely understood at best, where tw [#permalink] New post  16 May 2019, 01:43
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Not sure whether this type of question is tested but here is my logic..

You cannot use WHERE for a phenomenon. Where is used for a place.
Similarly WHEN is used for time.

D has issues with the use of the word HAVING.. having is used when you want to show some sort of sequencing

Between C and E, E is better because it uses a verb rather than a noun (develop vs development)

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Idioglossia is a phenomenon, incompletely understood at best, where tw [#permalink] New post  14 May 2021, 01:00
Bunuel wrote:
Idioglossia is a phenomenon, incompletely understood at best, where two persons develop a unique and private language with highly original vocabulary and syntax.

(A) where two persons develop a unique and private language with
(B) when two persons develop a unique and private language having
(C) in which two persons have unique and private language development with
(D) having two persons who develop a unique and private language that has
(E) in which two persons develop a unique and private language with


We can eliminate answer choices by looking at the splits first:

Eliminate (A): Incorrect use of 'where'; 'where' modifies a location.
Eliminate (B): Incorrect use of 'when'; 'when' modifies time.
Eliminate (D): 'Having' is a present participle that should modify a noun phrase; "Idioglossia is.." is a noun clause.

Eliminate (C): Meaning is distorted here; two persons have: (i) unique and (ii) private language development do not explain the phenomeon as originally intended.

The answer is choice (E): Two persons develop a: (i) unique and (ii) private language, which explains the phenomenon perfectly.
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