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21 Jan 2024, 02:49
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In this question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/about-5-mill ... 42544.html
The correct answer choice is B
In the sentence: "(B) States have been invaded by leafy spurge, a herbaceous plant from Eurasia, with milky sap, that gives mouth sores to cattle and displaces grasses and other cattle food, rendering"
Doesn't THAT refer to the closest preceding noun beyond the additional information between the commas (with milky sap), which is Eurasia.
If so, doesn't this make the sentence ILLOGICAL?
Why did we say that THAT refers to "herbaceous plant" or refers to "leafy spurge"?
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Also, in answer choice (C), when we say a herbaceous plant from Eurasia having milk sap that gives mouth..., doesn't having modify Eurasia and not herbaceous plant as it is a verb-ing noun modifier that will modify the exact preceding noun.
Thanks,
The correct answer choice is B
In the sentence: "(B) States have been invaded by leafy spurge, a herbaceous plant from Eurasia, with milky sap, that gives mouth sores to cattle and displaces grasses and other cattle food, rendering"
Doesn't THAT refer to the closest preceding noun beyond the additional information between the commas (with milky sap), which is Eurasia.
If so, doesn't this make the sentence ILLOGICAL?
Why did we say that THAT refers to "herbaceous plant" or refers to "leafy spurge"?
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Also, in answer choice (C), when we say a herbaceous plant from Eurasia having milk sap that gives mouth..., doesn't having modify Eurasia and not herbaceous plant as it is a verb-ing noun modifier that will modify the exact preceding noun.
Thanks,
21 Jan 2024, 16:49
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Hi Mahm1977.
The modifiers you're talking about can modify either the preceding noun or the preceding noun phrase.
So, in both cases, they modify the preceding noun phrase.
"That" refers to the noun phrase "a herbaceous plant from Eurasia."
Likewise, "having milky sap ..." modifies "a herbaceous plant from Eurasia."
The modifiers you're talking about can modify either the preceding noun or the preceding noun phrase.
So, in both cases, they modify the preceding noun phrase.
"That" refers to the noun phrase "a herbaceous plant from Eurasia."
Likewise, "having milky sap ..." modifies "a herbaceous plant from Eurasia."
21 Jan 2024, 22:52
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Hi Marty, thanks for your reply, given that these modifiers can either modify the preceding noun phrase or the preceding noun, can't we say that there is ambiguity and hence we need to cross off the answer? This is because it is ambiguous as to what the "THAT" is modifying?
