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11 Mar 2020, 09:57
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The fifth car in the row, which is black in color, belongs to Jack.
Here, Which can modify fifth car - slightly faraway now as row can't be black in color and in the row won't make sense if placed else where. But this is incorrect according to Wiley's SC Grail. Please help
Source: Wiley's SC Grail.
Here, Which can modify fifth car - slightly faraway now as row can't be black in color and in the row won't make sense if placed else where. But this is incorrect according to Wiley's SC Grail. Please help
Source: Wiley's SC Grail.
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11 Mar 2020, 18:10
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Can you say with certainty that the which clause does not modify the noun right before the comma, row? That is the real issue here. Maybe you could make a case for which to modify car, but does it necessarily have to? Again, what if I say the grammar suggests it modifies row? A row (of something) could be black. Perhaps a row of parking spots had been painted black to designate funeral parking, or somebody had been inspired by the Rolling Stones' classic rock song and taken to black-washing some pavement. On another note, the prepositional phrase could be moved to the head of the sentence without changing the meaning:
In the row, the fifth car, which is black in color, belongs to Jack.
I am not sure I like the seemingly unnecessary in color, and if the above sentence were in a lineup with four other answer choices, I would look for alternatives that lopped off the reference to color in general, but I would be happier with the less ambiguous grammatical structure, in any case. The takeaway: a which clause should be considered with caution not because of what you think it refers to, but because of what it could refer to, which is typically the noun closest to it. Many such clauses on the GMAT™ fail a basic test for unintended meaning, just as the sentence you shared above does.
I hope that helps. If you have further questions, feel free to ask.
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13 Mar 2020, 23:22
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Is it because the fifth car itself identifies the one that belongs to Jack,so special mention for color is not important?
