The seeming unlimited supply of fresh water and the apparently absent

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The  seeming unlimited supply of fresh water and the apparently absent government regulations makes  the Canary Island a popular choice for those wanting to buy their own private island.

(A) seeming unlimited supply of fresh water and the apparently absent government regulations makes

(B) seeming unlimited supply of fresh water and the apparent absence of government regulations make

(C) seeming unlimited fresh water supply and the apparent absent government regulations make

(D) seemingly unlimited supply of fresh water and the apparently absent government regulations makes

(E) seemingly unlimited supply of fresh water and the apparent absence of government regulations make

PyjamaScientist · Accepted Answer

Seeming   is an adjective.  Seemingly   is an adverb. 
An adverb can modify an adjective but an adjective can not modify an another adjective. 
"unlimited" is an adjective, so what precedes it should be an adverb, not an adjective. Therefore, you can eliminate answer choices (A), (B), and (C) for using "seeming (adjective)" before an another adjective "unlimited". "unlimited" here modifies its noun "supply of water".

Between (D) and  (E) , "supply of water" and "absence of government regulations" are two entities, thus they would take the plural verb "make" not "makes", so choice (D) can be eliminated on those ground.

Also, the meaning shift in (D) is wrong. "absent government" in (D) implies that there is no government. But instead, it is the absence of the government  regulations .

Thus,  (E)  is our best choice here.

antoniaroates · Answer

A: seeming and apparently, and makes, so I excluded
B: seeming and apparent, and make, so I kept ---> correct?
C: apparent absent, so I excluded
D: makes, so I excluded
E: seemingly and apparent

Is my reasoning correct?

milanrajb · Answer

I think its E

Seeming means appearing to be.

Hence, the word "seeming" should modify the word unlimited; Therefore, the usage of the form "seemingly" makes sense.

I would request a professional to validate

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation:

Answer: E

(A) We need the adverb  seemingly  to modify the adjective  unlimited . The plural subject (because of the use of  and ) does not agree with the singular verb  makes .

(B) We need the adverb  seemingly  to modify the adjective  unlimited .

(C) Same as B. Also, we require the adverb  apparently  to modify the adjective  absent .

(D) Since the first clause has a prepositional phrase ( of fresh water ), the second clause should also have a prepositional phrase to maintain parallelism. Also, the plural subject does not agree with the singular verb  makes .

(E) The correct answer.  Both the clauses make use of prepositional phrases.

himanshu0123 · Answer

an adverb can modify adjective? e.g mostly untouched tomb of X

So an adverb can also modify ed and ing verbal?

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Yes, an adverb can modify an adjective.

Also, an adverb can modify a present or past participle or a gerund.

Examples:

Singing beautifully, Sarah enchanted the crowd.

The hastily repaired bicycle soon began to malfunction again.

John enjoys running fast.

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