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27 Oct 2021, 08:01
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Each of the three latest books on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
A. Each of the three latest books on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
B. The latest books on Darwin -Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
C. Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of them latest books on Darwin- offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
D. Offering a unique slant on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each a latest book on Darwin
E. A unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works- - Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of the three latest books on Darwin offer
A. Each of the three latest books on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
B. The latest books on Darwin -Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
C. Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of them latest books on Darwin- offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
D. Offering a unique slant on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each a latest book on Darwin
E. A unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works- - Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of the three latest books on Darwin offer
28 Oct 2021, 01:29
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Dear Friends,
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin are collectively the three latest books on Darwin and offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
Concepts tested here: Subject-Verb Agreement + Meaning + Awkwardness/Redundancy
A: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular pronoun "Each" with the plural verb "offer". Further, Option A uses the needlessly wordy phrase "Each of the three latest books on Darwin", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
B: Correct. This answer choice correctly refers to the plural noun "books" with the plural verb "offer". Further, Option B acts upon the independent noun "books" with the active verb "offer" to form a complete thought, leading to a complete sentence. Additionally, Option B uses the phrase "offer a unique slant...and how...came to be", conveying the intended meaning - that Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin are collectively the three latest books on Darwin and offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be. Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin" with the singular verb "offers". Further, Option C alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "each of them latest books on Darwin"; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that each individual book among the three: Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin is multiple latest books; the intended meaning is that Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin are collectively the three latest books on Darwin.
D: This answer choice fails to form a complete sentence; as "Offering" is a present participle ("verb+ing" - "Offering" in this sentence) acting as a noun modifier, there is no active verb to act upon the subject "Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin". Further, Option D alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "each a latest book on Darwin and how...came to be"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that each book is about Darwin and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be; the intended meaning is that each book offers a unique slant on how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
E: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular pronoun "each" with the plural verb "offer". Further, Option E alters the meaning of the sentence through the clause "each of the three latest books on Darwin offer and how...came to be"; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin are collectively the three latest books on Darwin and offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
Concepts tested here: Subject-Verb Agreement + Meaning + Awkwardness/Redundancy
A: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular pronoun "Each" with the plural verb "offer". Further, Option A uses the needlessly wordy phrase "Each of the three latest books on Darwin", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
B: Correct. This answer choice correctly refers to the plural noun "books" with the plural verb "offer". Further, Option B acts upon the independent noun "books" with the active verb "offer" to form a complete thought, leading to a complete sentence. Additionally, Option B uses the phrase "offer a unique slant...and how...came to be", conveying the intended meaning - that Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin are collectively the three latest books on Darwin and offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be. Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin" with the singular verb "offers". Further, Option C alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "each of them latest books on Darwin"; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that each individual book among the three: Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin is multiple latest books; the intended meaning is that Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin are collectively the three latest books on Darwin.
D: This answer choice fails to form a complete sentence; as "Offering" is a present participle ("verb+ing" - "Offering" in this sentence) acting as a noun modifier, there is no active verb to act upon the subject "Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin". Further, Option D alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "each a latest book on Darwin and how...came to be"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that each book is about Darwin and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be; the intended meaning is that each book offers a unique slant on how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
E: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular pronoun "each" with the plural verb "offer". Further, Option E alters the meaning of the sentence through the clause "each of the three latest books on Darwin offer and how...came to be"; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
10 Jan 2022, 11:28
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Here is the OE
Solution:
Step 1: Understanding Intended Meaning
Each of the three latest books on Darwin-
Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin –
offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works, and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• So we are talking about three books and what these books offer.
• The subject is “each” and thus the verb should be “offers”
• SV pair does not agree in number.
Intended meaning:
• There are three latest books on Darwin. They are:
• Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants,
• Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises,
• and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin
• Each of these books offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of
• how life works and
• how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
Step 2: Eliminate choices with identified errors
Checking for five aspects
1. Golden rules
a. SV pair does not agree in number.
2. Meaning
3. Lists
a. No error
4. Tenses
a. No error
5. Idioms
Eliminate
The following choice/s have one or more of the errors present in Choice A.
Choices C and E
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A. Each of the three latest books on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
Option A Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
B. The latest books on Darwin -Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
Correct Option
Your Selection
Option B Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence
The latest books on Darwin -Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• SV pair agree in number
✓ Logical
✓ Clear,
✓ Same as the intended meaning
Correct choice.
C. Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of them latest books on Darwin- offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
Option C Feedback:
Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of them latest books on Darwin- offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
The "each of them..." is a modifying phrase for the three nouns acting as the subject. Thus, the verb "offers" is incorrect as it should agree with the three subjects. When "each" is placed before the plural noun, it acts as the subject, taking a singular verb. When "each" is placed after the plural subject, it acts as a modifier and the verb is plural for the pluarl subject.
Correct version: "offer"
Incorrect Choice.
D. Offering a unique slant on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each a latest book on Darwin
Option D Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
Offering a unique slant on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each a latest book on Darwin and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• There is a connector “and” which should connect two clauses.
• However, the segment before “and” does not have a subject verb pair, destroying parallelism.
• The last part suggests, the books are on Darwin and the how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• This is not per the intended meaning.
Incorrect Choice.
E. A unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works- - Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of the three latest books on Darwin offer
Option E Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
Solution:
Step 1: Understanding Intended Meaning
Each of the three latest books on Darwin-
Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin –
offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works, and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• So we are talking about three books and what these books offer.
• The subject is “each” and thus the verb should be “offers”
• SV pair does not agree in number.
Intended meaning:
• There are three latest books on Darwin. They are:
• Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants,
• Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises,
• and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin
• Each of these books offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of
• how life works and
• how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
Step 2: Eliminate choices with identified errors
Checking for five aspects
1. Golden rules
a. SV pair does not agree in number.
2. Meaning
3. Lists
a. No error
4. Tenses
a. No error
5. Idioms
Eliminate
The following choice/s have one or more of the errors present in Choice A.
Choices C and E
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A. Each of the three latest books on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
Option A Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
B. The latest books on Darwin -Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
Correct Option
Your Selection
Option B Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence
The latest books on Darwin -Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin - offer a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• SV pair agree in number
✓ Logical
✓ Clear,
✓ Same as the intended meaning
Correct choice.
C. Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of them latest books on Darwin- offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works
Option C Feedback:
Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of them latest books on Darwin- offers a unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
The "each of them..." is a modifying phrase for the three nouns acting as the subject. Thus, the verb "offers" is incorrect as it should agree with the three subjects. When "each" is placed before the plural noun, it acts as the subject, taking a singular verb. When "each" is placed after the plural subject, it acts as a modifier and the verb is plural for the pluarl subject.
Correct version: "offer"
Incorrect Choice.
D. Offering a unique slant on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each a latest book on Darwin
Option D Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
Offering a unique slant on Darwin- Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises, and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each a latest book on Darwin and how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• There is a connector “and” which should connect two clauses.
• However, the segment before “and” does not have a subject verb pair, destroying parallelism.
• The last part suggests, the books are on Darwin and the how the wonders of diversity and complexity and adaptation have come to be.
• This is not per the intended meaning.
Incorrect Choice.
E. A unique slant on Darwin and his understanding of how life works- - Ken Thompson’s Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, Elizabeth Hennessy’s On the Backs of Tortoises and Bill Jenkins’s Evolution Before Darwin- each of the three latest books on Darwin offer
Option E Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
