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22 Nov 2020, 13:39
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That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been revealed to the public.
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- A. That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been
B. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason was not
C. A stonemason found hidden chambers renovating the house of worship but not being
D. Hidden chambers were found while renovating the ancient house of worship by a stonemason but has not been
E. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason but not
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22 Nov 2020, 18:27
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That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been revealed to the public.
A. That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been
Not the typical construction that I am use to seeing, but I don't see anything wrong with this. Hold.
B. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason was not
hidden chambers can't do the action 'renovate'
C. A stonemason found hidden chambers renovating the house of worship but not being
Same reasoning as B.
D. Hidden chambers were found while renovating the ancient house of worship by a stonemason but has not been
Same reasoning as B.
E. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason but not
Same reasoning as B.
Hence, A.
A. That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been
Not the typical construction that I am use to seeing, but I don't see anything wrong with this. Hold.
B. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason was not
hidden chambers can't do the action 'renovate'
C. A stonemason found hidden chambers renovating the house of worship but not being
Same reasoning as B.
D. Hidden chambers were found while renovating the ancient house of worship by a stonemason but has not been
Same reasoning as B.
E. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason but not
Same reasoning as B.
Hence, A.
22 Nov 2020, 19:03
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The original sentence is
That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been revealed to the public.
That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated - has a clause and the entire fragment acts as a noun. This is called Noun clause and is considered always Singular.
X has not been revealed to the public - (Replace X by any noun) - This is grammatically correct.
Let's look at other choices.
A. That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been
This is correct.
B. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason was not
Renovating modifies chambers - incorrect
C. A stonemason found hidden chambers renovating the house of worship but not being
Chambers renovating the house; Renovating modifies chambers - incorrect
D. Hidden chambers were found while renovating the ancient house of worship by a stonemason but has not been
Misplaced modifier. Sounds the stonemason did the worship. "HAS" for chambers is incorrect.
E. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason but not
Renovating modifies chambers - incorrect
Hence , A is correct .
That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been revealed to the public.
That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated - has a clause and the entire fragment acts as a noun. This is called Noun clause and is considered always Singular.
X has not been revealed to the public - (Replace X by any noun) - This is grammatically correct.
Let's look at other choices.
A. That hidden chambers were found by a stonemason while the house of worship was being renovated has not been
This is correct.
B. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason was not
Renovating modifies chambers - incorrect
C. A stonemason found hidden chambers renovating the house of worship but not being
Chambers renovating the house; Renovating modifies chambers - incorrect
D. Hidden chambers were found while renovating the ancient house of worship by a stonemason but has not been
Misplaced modifier. Sounds the stonemason did the worship. "HAS" for chambers is incorrect.
E. Renovating the house of worship, hidden chambers found by a stonemason but not
Renovating modifies chambers - incorrect
Hence , A is correct .
