Jane thinks that Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead becau

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Jane thinks that  Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has  had problems at home.

A. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has

B. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, have

C. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat to golf because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has

D. Jerry, with whom John went to play golf, would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he has

E. Jerry, with whom John went to play golf, would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately she has

parasma · Answer

In option A,B,C- "with whom john went..." modifies Jane.

Remains D & E.

E is wrong as per the original sentence Jerry has had problems not Jane.
So Answer is D.

phuongtth4 · Answer

A,B,C are wrong for sure
Consider D&E. I see the person has the problem is Jerry => use "he"
Go for D as final answer

GurpGMAT · Answer

Jane thinks that Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has had problems at home.

A. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately  he ,  with whom John went to play golf,  has ----- wrong modifier placement

B. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately  he, with whom John went to play golf , have ----- wrong modifier placement
C. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat to golf because lately  he, with whom John went to play golf , has ----- wrong modifier placement

D. Jerry,  with whom John went to play golf , would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately  he  has --- Modifier is placed at the right position

E. Jerry,  with whom John went to play golf , would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately  she  has - Modifier is placed at the right position, but 'Jerry' is to be referred as 'he' and not 'she'.

Gaurav2896 · Answer

i guess C is correct as we use he prefer X to Y (i dont recall use prefer X instead.) . and i dont think modifier is misplaced. (My guess)

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Jane thinks that  Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has  had problems at home.

A. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has

This answer choice is illogical and awkward. The relative clause  with whom John went to play golf  is intended to modify Jerry and should thus immediately follow it.

What helps us identify this question as a Relative Clause question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: who, which, that, whose, whom

B. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, have

This answer choice repeats the original Relative Clause mistake. The relative clause  with whom John went to play golf  is intended to modify Jerry and should thus immediately follow it.

What helps us identify this question as a Relative Clause question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: who, which, that, whose, whom

In addition, the singular subject  he  does not agree with the plural verb  have .

What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: A long complex subject / a long distance between the subject and the verb

C. Jerry would have preferred a quiet chat to golf because lately he, with whom John went to play golf, has

This answer choice repeats the original Relative Clause mistake. The relative clause  with whom John went to play golf  is intended to modify Jerry and should thus immediately follow it.

What helps us identify this question as a Relative Clause question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: who, which, that, whose, whom

D. Jerry, with whom John went to play golf, would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately he has

The relative clause  with whom John went to play golf  modifies Jerry and therefore must appear immediately after it.

E. Jerry, with whom John went to play golf, would have preferred a quiet chat instead because lately she has

While this answer choice corrects the original Relative Clause mistake and is grammatically correct, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by changing the word  he  into  she  - making the sentence illogical.

The lesson to be learned here is that you should pay closer attention to details. Small details can alter the entire meaning of a sentence or even constitute grammatical mistakes. After eliminating answer choices that repeat the original mistake, scan the remaining answer choices carefully and find the differences between them.

dinubisht003 · Answer

option A is correct answer

use of instead is correct here as jerry preferred quiet chat over golf

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