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Anyone know the answer to this and can explain: I will post right answer after giving you guys a shot
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Dreading her trip to the cat clinic, her vet was persuaded to treat her cat at her home, a rather combative two year old black male.
1. her vet was persuaded to treat her cat at her home, a rather combative two year old black male
2. she persuaded her vet to treat her cat at her home, the cat being a rather combative two year old black male
3. Jessica persuaded her vet to treat her cat, a rather combative two year old black male, at her home
4. Jessica persuaded her vet that her rather combative two year old black male cat would best be treated at her home
5. she persuaded her vet that her home should be the place that her rather combative two year old black male cat was treated at



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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 25 Aug 2006, 22:52
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will go with C or 3.

It takes care of modifier problem in 1, uses Jessica, and is concise.

use of non restrictive clause in 3 is right.
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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 Updated on: 26 Aug 2006, 01:19
Originally posted by hisharma on 26 Aug 2006, 00:38.
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yes C ... between Cand D, "persuaded to" is the correct idiom ... the modifier problem exists in A and B .. E is awkward ..
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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 26 Aug 2006, 01:10
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I would go with 4. In 3 it is not very clear whose cat is being treated-Jessica's or doctor's
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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 26 Aug 2006, 05:22
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Only C and D pass the modifier test. Between the two, (C) is stated in the active voice.

**Note that the dependent clause, a rather combative two year old black male could be omitted and the sentence would still be grammatically fine.
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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 26 Aug 2006, 09:04
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And one more down the drain...so you were correct...

what I don't understand is that Jessica is NOT refered to anywhere in the sentence. i get the concept that there needs to be a subject. But how can you assume its Jessica...It could Be Sam, Tina or Tom.

I get that only Jessica in the sentence was provided....but...I'm still not convinced of going with Jessica...if the sentence didn't refer to it.

Does this mean that in a SC where there's no subject in the sentence and you are correcting it, pick a choice with offers a subject (not pronouns he/she/...but a proper noun - person name)...?
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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 26 Aug 2006, 14:42
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And one more down the drain...so you were correct...

what I don't understand is that Jessica is NOT refered to anywhere in the sentence. i get the concept that there needs to be a subject. But how can you assume its Jessica...It could Be Sam, Tina or Tom.

I get that only Jessica in the sentence was provided....but...I'm still not convinced of going with Jessica...if the sentence didn't refer to it.

Does this mean that in a SC where there's no subject in the sentence and you are correcting it, pick a choice with offers a subject (not pronouns he/she/...but a proper noun - person name)...?
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Ditto!

But C is by far the best of the choices available...
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SC: Kaplan Adv - #5 Kap Adv pg 141 27 Aug 2006, 07:45
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And one more down the drain...so you were correct...

what I don't understand is that Jessica is NOT refered to anywhere in the sentence. i get the concept that there needs to be a subject. But how can you assume its Jessica...It could Be Sam, Tina or Tom.

I get that only Jessica in the sentence was provided....but...I'm still not convinced of going with Jessica...if the sentence didn't refer to it.

Does this mean that in a SC where there's no subject in the sentence and you are correcting it, pick a choice with offers a subject (not pronouns he/she/...but a proper noun - person name)...?
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We could use "he/she" but choice B and E have other errors.



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