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09 Feb 2020, 23:31
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hazelnut
The last part of the non-underlined part of sentence decides what given options would be correct.
'Them' in option A is ambiguous.
In B and C whether singular or plural it doesn't matter since 'that particular river' is very specific which both options don't match upto even though 'the river' is singular but which river it is. Similarly, 'the rivers' being plural noun doesn't communicate the meaning.
Option D and E are close if specificity is applied but in case of option E the original sentence must make reference prior to using 'that river' to correctly give a meaning. As it doesn't do so, E is wrong.
After POE, D is correct.
Updated on: 25 Dec 2020, 02:41
Originally posted by thangvietnam on 21 Feb 2020, 08:42.
Last edited by thangvietnam on 25 Dec 2020, 02:41, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by thangvietnam on 25 Dec 2020, 02:41, edited 2 times in total.
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if we put in "them" in choice A and "the rivers" in choice C, these noun or pronoun can refer to "seven rivers" logically but these noun and pronoun make "that particular river" wrong , which is at the end of the sentence because there is no "a river" to which, "that particular river" can refer".
if we put in "the river" in choice B, "the river' must refer to a river mentioned before and can not refer to "that particular river" at the end of the sentence.
whether a pronoun can refer logically to preceding noun or following noun is center of pronoun test.so, focus on whether this pronoun can refer to preceding or following noun. a correct pronoun is besides the wrong pronoun for us to choose.
it is not obligatory that a pronoun must refer to a preceding noun. in many case, a pronoun can refer to the following noun but we should caution with this case. honestly, right now, i can not find an example in which a pronoun refer logically to a following noun. but relax, the correct choice is in one of the choice and you can realiz the logical reference of a pronoun easily.
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18 Apr 2020, 01:20
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I picked (C)
Reasoning - the rivers means 'the' rivers being talked about earlier in the sentence.
Not clear about the idea of each river.
Would really appreciate if the experts pitch in
Reasoning - the rivers means 'the' rivers being talked about earlier in the sentence.
Not clear about the idea of each river.
Would really appreciate if the experts pitch in
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