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21 Sep 2014, 07:37
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Visitors to the zoo have often looked up in to the leafy aviary and saw macaws resting on the branches, whose tails trail like brightly colored splatters of paint on a green canvas.
(A) saw macaws resting on the branches, whose tails trail
(B) saw macaws resting on the branches, whose tails were trailing
(C) saw macaws resting on the branches, with tails trailing
(D) seen macaws resting on the branches, with tails trailing
(E) seen macaws resting on the branches, whose tails have trailed
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(A) saw macaws resting on the branches, whose tails trail
(B) saw macaws resting on the branches, whose tails were trailing
(C) saw macaws resting on the branches, with tails trailing
(D) seen macaws resting on the branches, with tails trailing
(E) seen macaws resting on the branches, whose tails have trailed
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21 Sep 2014, 22:10
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The two verbs connected by 'and' in this sentence should be in parallel form.
have looked up and (have) seen is the correct set up. So we narrow down our options to (D) and (E) only.
Option (D) is correct. "with tails trailing..." is a prepositional phrase starting with the preposition "with". "trailing like brightly..." is a participial phrase modifying the noun "tails".
Option (E) is incorrect. It is usually best to put noun modifiers right next to the noun they are modifying. They can modify slightly far away nouns but only if no other better way of rephrasing is possible. But more importantly, the use of present perfect "tails have trailed" is incorrect. "have trailed" is not used as a verb showing a recently completed action. It is modifying "tails" and acts as an adjective. Hence, we use participial phrase "trailing like..."
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21 Sep 2014, 07:41
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My doubt about the above question.
Seen should be used. The options boils down to Option D) and Option E)
Now Option D) sounds as if Visitors have done X, with tails trailing. I think with being a adverbial modifier attaches to the verb of the preceding clause.
That is the reason I marked as E)
Now for E) whose/which/that can modify far away noun even if the touch rule is not followed provided that sentence fragment between the noun and pronoun modifies the noun.
Here : "resting on the branches" modifies the Marcaws and whose can jump over and still modify the Marcaws.
Can anybody clarify.
Seen should be used. The options boils down to Option D) and Option E)
Now Option D) sounds as if Visitors have done X, with tails trailing. I think with being a adverbial modifier attaches to the verb of the preceding clause.
That is the reason I marked as E)
Now for E) whose/which/that can modify far away noun even if the touch rule is not followed provided that sentence fragment between the noun and pronoun modifies the noun.
Here : "resting on the branches" modifies the Marcaws and whose can jump over and still modify the Marcaws.
Can anybody clarify.
