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James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

(A) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.
(B) In 1927 James Weldon Johnson finished God's Trombones, a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achievement.
(C) God's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson was finished in 1927, a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achievement.
(D) James Weldon Johnson finished God's Trombones in 1927, which was a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achievement.
(E) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achivement, which was finished in 1927.






OA is B.

I selected between B and C. Why B not C? :o



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James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

(A) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

OA is B.

I selected between B and C. Why B not A? :o
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In A, "his" doesn't have clear antecedent i.e. "James Weldon Johnson"
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James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

(A) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

OA is B.

I selected between B and C. Why B not A? :o

In A, "his" doesn't have clear antecedent i.e. "James Weldon Johnson"
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I dont this we have a pronoun problem in A .Rather its a modifier problem. "His" clearly refer backs to James.
"most important poetic achievement" seem to modifiy "folk sermon"
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James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

(A) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

OA is B.

I selected between B and C. Why B not A? :o

In A, "his" doesn't have clear antecedent i.e. "James Weldon Johnson"

I dont this we have a pronoun problem in A .Rather its a modifier problem. "His" clearly refer backs to James.
"most important poetic achievement" seem to modifiy "folk sermon"
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right! missed that one.

"his" can refer back to JWJ's
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James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of 16 Jan 2008, 19:34
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James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.

(A) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse finished in 1927, his most important poetic achievement.
(B) In 1927 James Weldon Johnson finished God's Trombones, a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achievement.
(C) God's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson was finished in 1927, a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achievement.
(D) James Weldon Johnson finished God's Trombones in 1927, which was a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achievement.
(E) James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones was a collection of folk sermons in verse and his most important poetic achivement, which was finished in 1927.






OA is B.

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A: has no referent for his.
B: not passive and has the referent.
C: passive
D: which is not used correctly
E: no referent.
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Its not A because the pronoun his does not have a clear referent .
The sentence starts with a possessive noun 'James Weldon Johnson's' and not with the Noun itself .
Therefore A is incorrect.
IMO B



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