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Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose that some writers have thought inconsistent with their religious zeal, but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it.
(A) but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it
(D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
(E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(A) but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it
(D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
(E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
25 Jan 2010, 14:10
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Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose that some writers have though inconsistent with their religious zeal, but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it.
(A) but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it
(D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
(E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
Question talks about 2 things - 'a coolness of judgment' & 'mutability of purpose' hence we need were to address both!
Leaves us only with B & C...
Since 2 things have said to grow naturally out of the religious zeal (the pronoun 'it'), it should be plural again. Hence.. C is correct...
key is to consider 'a coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose that some writers have though inconsistent with their religious zeal' as one relative clause and 'but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it. (to be corrected part)' as a subordinate clause which would modify the relative clause. Hence it needs to modify both the things and not one.
(A) but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
(C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it
(D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
(E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it
Question talks about 2 things - 'a coolness of judgment' & 'mutability of purpose' hence we need were to address both!
Leaves us only with B & C...
Since 2 things have said to grow naturally out of the religious zeal (the pronoun 'it'), it should be plural again. Hence.. C is correct...
key is to consider 'a coolness of judgment and mutability of purpose that some writers have though inconsistent with their religious zeal' as one relative clause and 'but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it. (to be corrected part)' as a subordinate clause which would modify the relative clause. Hence it needs to modify both the things and not one.
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It entirely depends what X and Y out grows of....
if the subject from which is outgrows is singular, then you need a singular form of verb.... i.e. outgrowths
if the subject from which is outgrows is plural, then you need a plural form of verb.... i.e. outgrowth
in this example,... it the religious zeal.... which is singular... hence u need to use outgrowths....
Hope this helps!
