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06 Dec 2021, 07:50
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In the manhattan prep, is says that the correct answer must contain at least one independent clause. Does this mean the answer choices from a,b,c,d,e must contain at least 1 independ. clause or the whole sentence including the unhighlighted part has to contain an independ. clause?
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06 Dec 2021, 09:53
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Hello, ohaiiwendy. Sometimes certain answer choices will be grammatically unsound because they would create fragments if inserted into the underlined portion. The correct answer must fit into a complete sentence, one that contains a subject and verb (which marks the beginning of what is called the predicate of the sentence). The answer choices themselves need not contain independent clauses: some may contain a single word. Be careful, too, to consider meaning. Although an answer choice might create a grammatically sound sentence, it still might create a meaning problem. If you feel up to a preview, consider this classic GMAT Prep question about Joan Philkill. No answer choice in that one contains more than three words, but meaning allows you to discern what works and what is a bit off.
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A complete sentence means one that contains an independent clause. The underlined portion can be just a few words to a full line, so the underlined portion does not need to be an independent clause. However, a full sentence will contain minimum one independent clause.
