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HoneyLemon
Updated on: 14 May 2021, 06:09
Originally posted by HoneyLemon on 14 May 2021, 04:44.
Last edited by HoneyLemon on 14 May 2021, 06:09, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by HoneyLemon on 14 May 2021, 06:09, edited 2 times in total.
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The school’s having added art courses has benefited its students.
(A) The school’s having added art courses has benefited its
(B) Adding art courses have benefited the school’s
(C) When the school is adding courses in art benefiting its
(D) Adding art courses, benefits have come to the school’s
(E) The courses in art added by the school has benefited its
In this question, choice (A) uses wording that seems off to many people, “the school’s having added.” That wording is actually correct English .It’s a possessive + gerund structure, but many people are reluctant to choose choice (A) as correct because choice (A) uses that wording. However, there is a way to get this question correct even if we are suspicious of choice (A). We can eliminate all the other choices, which are not just odd but, rather, clearly incorrect. Once we eliminate all the other choices, we can confidently choose choice (A), even though it may “sound” a bit odd.
(A) The school’s having added art courses has benefited its This version may “sound” a bit odd to us, and we may wonder whether it’s correct, because it uses the wording “the school’s having added,” which is structured in an uncommon way. However, since that wording is not clearly incorrect, and since all the other choices are clearly incorrect, we can eliminate all the other choices and choose this one, which does happen to be correct.
(A) The school’s having added art courses has benefited its
(B) Adding art courses have benefited the school’s
(C) When the school is adding courses in art benefiting its
(D) Adding art courses, benefits have come to the school’s
(E) The courses in art added by the school has benefited its
In this question, choice (A) uses wording that seems off to many people, “the school’s having added.” That wording is actually correct English .It’s a possessive + gerund structure, but many people are reluctant to choose choice (A) as correct because choice (A) uses that wording. However, there is a way to get this question correct even if we are suspicious of choice (A). We can eliminate all the other choices, which are not just odd but, rather, clearly incorrect. Once we eliminate all the other choices, we can confidently choose choice (A), even though it may “sound” a bit odd.
(A) The school’s having added art courses has benefited its This version may “sound” a bit odd to us, and we may wonder whether it’s correct, because it uses the wording “the school’s having added,” which is structured in an uncommon way. However, since that wording is not clearly incorrect, and since all the other choices are clearly incorrect, we can eliminate all the other choices and choose this one, which does happen to be correct.
14 May 2021, 05:27
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(A) The school’s having added art courses has benefited its
Correct. The possessive "school's" links with the "having added". A possessive noun is usually followed by another noun, and seeing "having" after "school's" seems wrong, but the action of "having added" in this case functions like a noun.
(B) Adding art courses have benefited the school’s
'have' is singular while 'students' is plural
(C) When the school is adding courses in art benefiting its
Sentence makes no sense. Incorrect use of tense too.
(D) Adding art courses, benefits have come to the school’s
Sentence makes no sense.
(E) The courses in art added by the school has benefited its
Firstly, sentence is in passive voice. Secondly, 'has' is singular while 'students' is plural
Correct. The possessive "school's" links with the "having added". A possessive noun is usually followed by another noun, and seeing "having" after "school's" seems wrong, but the action of "having added" in this case functions like a noun.
(B) Adding art courses have benefited the school’s
'have' is singular while 'students' is plural
(C) When the school is adding courses in art benefiting its
Sentence makes no sense. Incorrect use of tense too.
(D) Adding art courses, benefits have come to the school’s
Sentence makes no sense.
(E) The courses in art added by the school has benefited its
Firstly, sentence is in passive voice. Secondly, 'has' is singular while 'students' is plural
14 May 2021, 05:34
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I have a query on choice A. The pronoun it refer to the school but school is in form of possessive noun. Why it's not a point for eliminate?
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