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26 Oct 2021, 05:09
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linuschoudhury
Hello linuschoudhury,
We hope this finds you well.
Having gone through the question and your query, we believe that we can help resolve your doubts.
You are correct that there is no pronoun ambiguity in Option C. The error in this answer choice is one of meaning; the modification of the noun "era" through the phrase "that transformed it..." illogically implies that the period of time that "era" refers to - "1973 to 1993" - took the action of transforming Los Angeles; the intended meaning is that Los Angeles was transformed during this period of time, but the sentence makes no mention of who or what took the action of transforming it.
In Option B, "which" does NOT refer to a specific point in time; it refers to the noun "era", which refers to the period of time from "1973 to 1993". Thus, the use of "which" is appropriate here.
We hope this helps.
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27 Jul 2022, 07:04
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in choice B] Please review my analysis below.
-''an era during which the city was transformed''
Here, ''an era'' is a noun
''during which'' is a preposition
''the city'' subject along with a verb 'was'
will the whole expression be called a sentence or a fragment aka absolute modifier?
confusion is that there is no relative pronoun but a preposition (which) acting as a connector for '' city was transformed''. Will we still call it an absolute modifier?
-''an era during which the city was transformed''
Here, ''an era'' is a noun
''during which'' is a preposition
''the city'' subject along with a verb 'was'
will the whole expression be called a sentence or a fragment aka absolute modifier?
confusion is that there is no relative pronoun but a preposition (which) acting as a connector for '' city was transformed''. Will we still call it an absolute modifier?
27 Jul 2022, 08:28
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"During" is a preposition. "Which" is the relative pronoun that's required to create this kind of modifier.
It may help for you to see the relationship with a simple prepositional phrase (not a modifier). Consider this pair of sentences that use the preposition "in":
I keep my personal papers in this drawer. <—> This is the drawer in which I keep my personal papers.
