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26 Jul 2018, 04:40
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Malteses, which originated in south central Europe, have long been a prized dog when ancient Egyptians are thought to have worshiped them and Queen Elizabeth I kept them as pets.
A. Malteses, which originated in south central Europe, have long been a prized dog when
B. Malteses, originating in south central Europe, have long been prized dogs to
C. Originated in south central Europe, Malteses have long been a prized dog;
D. Originating in south central Europe, Malteses have long been prized dogs;
E. Malteses originate in south central Europe;they also have long been prized dogs when
A. Malteses, which originated in south central Europe, have long been a prized dog when
B. Malteses, originating in south central Europe, have long been prized dogs to
C. Originated in south central Europe, Malteses have long been a prized dog;
D. Originating in south central Europe, Malteses have long been prized dogs;
E. Malteses originate in south central Europe;they also have long been prized dogs when
A. Malteses, which originated in south central Europe, have long been a prized dog when
Use of "them" in the non-underlined portion of the sentence implies that "Malteses" is plural. Hence the use of singular "a prized dog" is INCORRECT
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B. Malteses, originating in south central Europe, have long been prized dogs to
The presence of "to" makes the "ancient Egyptians" part of the first clause and hence the second clause is missing a subject INCORRECT
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C. Originated in south central Europe, Malteses have long been a prized dog;
Use of "them" in the non-underlined portion of the sentence implies that "Malteses" is plural. Hence the use of singular "a prized dog" is INCORRECT
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D. Originating in south central Europe, Malteses have long been prized dogs;
"Originating in south central Europe" correctly modifies Malteses. The presence of ";" correctly splits the sentence into two clauses. CORRECT
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E. Malteses originate in south central Europe;they also have long been prized dogs when
Meaning error. Use of simple present in the first clause changes meaning. INCORRECT
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Hence option D
Use of "them" in the non-underlined portion of the sentence implies that "Malteses" is plural. Hence the use of singular "a prized dog" is INCORRECT
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B. Malteses, originating in south central Europe, have long been prized dogs to
The presence of "to" makes the "ancient Egyptians" part of the first clause and hence the second clause is missing a subject INCORRECT
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C. Originated in south central Europe, Malteses have long been a prized dog;
Use of "them" in the non-underlined portion of the sentence implies that "Malteses" is plural. Hence the use of singular "a prized dog" is INCORRECT
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D. Originating in south central Europe, Malteses have long been prized dogs;
"Originating in south central Europe" correctly modifies Malteses. The presence of ";" correctly splits the sentence into two clauses. CORRECT
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E. Malteses originate in south central Europe;they also have long been prized dogs when
Meaning error. Use of simple present in the first clause changes meaning. INCORRECT
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Hence option D
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Updated on: 30 Jul 2018, 03:58
Originally posted by sudarshan22 on 26 Jul 2018, 04:51.
Last edited by sudarshan22 on 30 Jul 2018, 03:58, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by sudarshan22 on 30 Jul 2018, 03:58, edited 1 time in total.
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+1 for D.
A. Malteses, which originated in south central Europe, have long been a prized dog when
B. Malteses, originating in south central Europe, have long been prized dogs to
C. Originated in south central Europe, Malteses have long been a prized dog;
D. Originating in south central Europe, Malteses have long been prized dogs; --> Correct, rectifies modifier error, and correct usage of semi-colon without any redundancy
E. Malteses originate in south central Europe;they also have long been prized dogs when
Hence, D.
A. Malteses, which originated in south central Europe, have long been a prized dog when
B. Malteses, originating in south central Europe, have long been prized dogs to
C. Originated in south central Europe, Malteses have long been a prized dog;
D. Originating in south central Europe, Malteses have long been prized dogs; --> Correct, rectifies modifier error, and correct usage of semi-colon without any redundancy
E. Malteses originate in south central Europe;they also have long been prized dogs when
Hence, D.
