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In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view

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In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view of Waterloo Bridge over the Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was the third highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.

A. Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was
B. Thames, which sold for £18.5 million, was
C. Thames, was sold for £18.5 million
D. Thames was sold for £18.5 million, being
E. Thames, sold for £18.5 million, and was
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In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view [#permalink] New post   18 Jan 2022, 07:53
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In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view of Waterloo Bridge over the Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was the third highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.

A. Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was : Incorrect : 'sold' here plays the role of 3rd form of the verb which requires a helping verb to function as a verb. 'it' after 'and' modifies 'view'. view cannot be the third highest price.
B. Thames, which sold for £18.5 million, was : Incorrect : 'which' seems to modify 'Thames' - wrong. Again, 'view' was the third highest price. Meaning error.
C. Thames, was sold for £18.5 million : Correct : The view was sold for 18.5 million pounds and 'third highest price ever paid' modifies 18.5 million pounds.
D. Thames was sold for £18.5 million, being : Incorrect : 'being' is an issue here because £18.5 million was the third highest price ever paid. intention is to state a fact relevant to the year 1832.
E. Thames, sold for £18.5 million, and was : Incorrect : same error as in option a and b.
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Re: In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2023, 05:23
1. "It" pronoun ambiguity, no verb
2.SV error the painting didn't sell anything; the painting was sold
3.correct choice it includes adjective 2 clauses that are telling more information about the respective preceding nouns
4. Being clause wrongly used as an adjective it is an adverbial clause
5. No verb, SV error

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Re: In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view [#permalink] New post   04 Feb 2023, 16:21
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Is C missing a comma after million?

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Re: In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view [#permalink] New post   05 Feb 2023, 05:44
jps245 wrote:
Is C missing a comma after million?

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I think it does, otherwise option C would be incorrect.
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In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view [#permalink] New post   09 Feb 2023, 01:15
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In May of 1832, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, John Constable's view of Waterloo Bridge over the Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was the third highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.

A. Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was
B. Thames, which sold for £18.5 million, was
C. Thames, was sold for £18.5 million
D. Thames was sold for £18.5 million, being
E. Thames, sold for £18.5 million, and was



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John Constable's view of Waterloo Bridge over the Thames sold for £18.5 million and it was… It is unclear as to what was sold, the painting or the river.

Option A: Incorrect. It is unclear as to what was sold, the painting or the river.
Option B: Incorrect. Because which modifies the immediately preceding and in this option which wrongly modifies Thames.
Option C: Correct. correctly contains a second comma after the word Thames.
Option D: Incorrect. The subject is stranded behind the first comma and is not connected to the verb. Option D lacks the second comma.
Option E: Incorrect. In E sold incorrectly refers to the immediately preceding noun, Thames. Answer: C
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