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Project SC Butler: Day 82: Sentence Correction (SC2)


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Founded on the principles of free thought and equality, the Transcendentalists began a society that promoted intellectual debate, literary achievement, and support for women's suffrage.

A. Founded on the principles of free thought and equality,
B. Founding it on the principles of free thought and equality,
C. With the principles of free thought and equality used as a foundation,
D. By the principles of free thought and equality, which they used,
E. Guided by the principles of free thought and equality,


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Founded on the principles of free thought and equality, the Transcendentalists began a society that promoted intellectual debate, literary achievement, and support for women's suffrage.

Meaning analysis:
Transcendentalists have some principles of free thought and equality, with this principles they began a society that promoted intellectual debate, literary achievement, and support for women's suffrage.

Error analysis:
While we tried to understand intended meaning of the sentence we noticed that opening v-ed modifier was wrong.
Principles "literally" cannot be found in the Transcendentalists, it's illogical.


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A. Founded on the principles of free thought and equality,

B. Founding it on the principles of free thought and equality,
("it" has no antecedent)

C. With the principles of free thought and equality used as a foundation,
("with" good beginning, but "used" refers to "equality" but it has to refer to "principles)

D. By the principles of free thought and equality, which they used,
("by" is not bad opening, but "which" also refers to "equality" but it has to refer to "principles)

E. Guided by the principles of free thought and equality,

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Modifier founded must modify tracendalist but it was not founded it was guided to form a society so guided can correctly modify it

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Founded on the principles of free thought and equality, the Transcendentalists began a society that promoted intellectual debate, literary achievement, and support for women's suffrage.

A. Founded on the principles of free thought and equality,
B. Founding it on the principles of free thought and equality,
C. With the principles of free thought and equality used as a foundation,
D. By the principles of free thought and equality, which they used,
E. Guided by the principles of free thought and equality,


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Because the underlined portion of the sentence contains an introductory modifying phrase, check that this phrase correctly modifies the appropriate noun. As written, the phrase founded on the principles of free thought and equality, incorrectly modifies Transcendentalists (people, who cannot be founded) instead of correctly modifying society (a group, which can be founded). This is a misplaced modifier error, so eliminate choice A and look for obvious repeaters. There are no obvious repeaters, so evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.

Choice B addresses the original misplaced modifier error by changing the construction of the introductory phrase, but in doing so it introduces a pronoun, it, which could refer to thought, debate, achievement, or society. This is a pronoun ambiguity error, so eliminate choice B. Choice C has the phrase, with the principles…as a foundation incorrectly modifying the Transcendentalists, which is a misplaced modifier error, so eliminate choice C. Choice D has the phrase, by the principles…they used, incorrectly modifying the Transcendentalists, which is a misplaced modifier error, so eliminate choice D. Choice E fixes the original misplaced modifier error by using the phrase, guided by the principles…equality to correctly modify the Transcendentalists, and it introduces no new errors, so keep choice E.

Choice A: No. The introductory phrase, Founded on…equality, incorrectly modifies the Transcendentalists. Misplaced modifier.

Choice B: No. The pronoun it could refer to thought, debate, achievement, or society. Pronoun ambiguity.

Choice C: No. The introductory phrase, With the principles…as a foundation, incorrectly modifies the Transcendentalists. Misplaced modifier.

Choice D: No. The introductory phrase, By the principles…which they used, incorrectly modifies the Transcendentalists. Misplaced modifier.

Choice E: Correct.
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Can you explain in depth Why C and D are wrong. i have marked E as correct answer yet I am still not convinced on how to eliminate C & D. IMO C can modify Transcendentalists.
For C -- With the principles of free thought and equality used as a foundation -- could be a property of Transcendentalists.
for D -- By the principles of free thought and equality, which they used,--Transcendentalists could be guided by the principles of free thought and equality.

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darshak1 - with comma before "the Transcendentalists", we know that underlined portion is modifying this. in C and D both have problems with modification. Moreover meaning related.

C - With the principles of free thought and equality used as a foundation, ---- think of use of the principles and Transcendentalists , More like society began with these principle.
D - this option is again making same meaning error. Usually guided is the right term for such cases, which is used in option E.
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