pavan2185 wrote:
The evidence suggests that Saul, a former attorney for the firm Walt and Waltson, just
argued for justice for his clients; according to his closest colleagues, he was never deeply driven to
win justice for them.
A. just argued for justice for his clients
B. argued just for justice for his clients
C. argued just for his clients' justice
D. argued for only justice for his clients
E. argued for just his clients' justice
This question is about meaning -
where you place your words.The intended meaning is: Saul just argued for justice for his clients, but ironically, he was never driven to win justice for them.
"Just" is placed before verb "argue", technically,
"just" should modify verb --> It means the attorney did only 1 action.
Let see all choices:
A. just argued for justice for his clients
Correct. Retain original meaning.
B. argued just for justice for his clients
Wrong. Change meaning: "just argued for X" differs from "argued just for X"
(1) "
just argued for X" -->
JUST modifies verb "argue". It means the attorney did only 1 action - argued.
(2) "argued
just for X -->
Just modifies noun "justice". It means the attorney argued for 1 thing - justice.
Other examples:I just drink water --> focus on verb - drink --> I only do 1 action - drink, I do not eat, I do not play, for example.
I drink just water --> focus on noun - water --> Among many drinks, I drink only 1 type - water, I do not drink soda, I do not drink coffee, for example.
C. argued just for his clients' justice
Wrong. Same as B. Change meaning. "just argued for X" differs from "argued just for X"
D. argued for only justice for his clients
Wrong. Same as B. Change meaning. "just argued for X" differs from "argued for only X"
E. argued for just his clients' justice
Wrong. Same as B. Change meaning. "just argued for X" differs from "argued for just X".
Hope it helps.