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10 May 2016, 07:33
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Hi,
I am facing a doubt in the item of a parallel list. My question goes like this-:
The earliest English settlers in Virginia failed to survive their first winter in the New World because of
factors such as inadequate food supplies, harsh weather, and an inability to communicate with Native
Americans.
One of the options to the above question was "Lacking an inability". I rejected this option based on the fact the original answer i.e "an inability" was having "inability" as noun and "an" working as a modifier.
The list that i figured out was "inadequate food supplies", "harsh weather", and "an inability". The criteria was that each item is a noun with a noun modifier at the start.
The solution to the question states that "Lacking an inability" is a verb construction rather than a noun. While going through this option I considered "Lacking" as a gerund and as there was no modifier to modify "Lacking".
Please help resolve the above issue.
Regards
I am facing a doubt in the item of a parallel list. My question goes like this-:
The earliest English settlers in Virginia failed to survive their first winter in the New World because of
factors such as inadequate food supplies, harsh weather, and an inability to communicate with Native
Americans.
One of the options to the above question was "Lacking an inability". I rejected this option based on the fact the original answer i.e "an inability" was having "inability" as noun and "an" working as a modifier.
The list that i figured out was "inadequate food supplies", "harsh weather", and "an inability". The criteria was that each item is a noun with a noun modifier at the start.
The solution to the question states that "Lacking an inability" is a verb construction rather than a noun. While going through this option I considered "Lacking" as a gerund and as there was no modifier to modify "Lacking".
Please help resolve the above issue.
Regards
10 May 2016, 10:15
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Hi,
I am facing a doubt in the item of a parallel list. My question goes like this-:
The earliest English settlers in Virginia failed to survive their first winter in the New World because of
factors such as inadequate food supplies, harsh weather, and an inability to communicate with Native
Americans.
One of the options to the above question was "Lacking an inability". I rejected this option based on the fact the original answer i.e "an inability" was having "inability" as noun and "an" working as a modifier.
The list that i figured out was "inadequate food supplies", "harsh weather", and "an inability". The criteria was that each item is a noun with a noun modifier at the start.
The solution to the question states that "Lacking an inability" is a verb construction rather than a noun. While going through this option I considered "Lacking" as a gerund and as there was no modifier to modify "Lacking".
Please help resolve the above issue.
Regards
I am facing a doubt in the item of a parallel list. My question goes like this-:
The earliest English settlers in Virginia failed to survive their first winter in the New World because of
factors such as inadequate food supplies, harsh weather, and an inability to communicate with Native
Americans.
One of the options to the above question was "Lacking an inability". I rejected this option based on the fact the original answer i.e "an inability" was having "inability" as noun and "an" working as a modifier.
The list that i figured out was "inadequate food supplies", "harsh weather", and "an inability". The criteria was that each item is a noun with a noun modifier at the start.
The solution to the question states that "Lacking an inability" is a verb construction rather than a noun. While going through this option I considered "Lacking" as a gerund and as there was no modifier to modify "Lacking".
Please help resolve the above issue.
Regards
Could you post the complete question with all options? It would be easier to respond properly to your query then.
10 May 2016, 12:39
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Could you post the complete question with all options? It would be easier to respond properly to your query then.
Here is the complete question along with OA
The earliest English settlers in Virginia failed to survive their first winter in the New World because of factors such as inadequate food supplies, harsh weather, and an inability to communicate with Native Americans.
A)an inability
B)that they were unable
C)because they were unable
D)being unable
E)Lacking an ability
OA
I am with the OA , since it presents a list -
1. inadequate food supplies
2. harsh weather
3. an inability
Hence with OA (A)
