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GMAT 1: 740 Q50 V41
16 Oct 2021, 02:00
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Unlike the belief held by many of their peers that our Earth and Sun are part of a unique solar system, astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail held on to the theory developed in the 19th century that extrasolar planets existed, and in 1992 discovered several terrestrial-mass planets orbiting a pulsar roughly 2,000 light-years from the sun.
A) Unlike the belief held by many of their peers that our Earth and Sun are
B) Contrary to the long-held belief that our Earth and Sun are
C) As opposed to the popular belief long held by their peers that our Earth and Sun are
D) Even though many of their peers were convinced that our Earth and Sun are
E) Even with many of their peers being convinced our Earth and Sun are
A) Unlike the belief held by many of their peers that our Earth and Sun are
B) Contrary to the long-held belief that our Earth and Sun are
C) As opposed to the popular belief long held by their peers that our Earth and Sun are
D) Even though many of their peers were convinced that our Earth and Sun are
E) Even with many of their peers being convinced our Earth and Sun are
12 Dec 2021, 01:13
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Why cannot B be used? Also is using "their" not ambiguous?
12 Dec 2021, 02:46
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nidhihiremath
B changes the meaning of the original sentence.
The original sentence is talking about the belief held by the peers of astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail.
B just talks "long-held belief" (and not the belief held by the peers of astronomers)
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No, their is not ambiguous. The rule is:
When a pronoun appear as part of introductory modifier, the pronoun refers to the noun/noun-phrase immediately after the introductory modifier.
Since pronoun "their" appears as part of introductory modifier ("Even though many...solar system"), "their" would refer to the noun-phrase "astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail".
p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses this aspect of introductory modifiers. Have attached the corresponding section of the book, for your reference.
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