A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses

simplyjat

A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses to discourage poachers; the question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are trimmed.

A) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are
B) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one once their horns are
C) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns have been
D) if tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns are
E) if tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one after the animals' horns have been

OA C

My question is what is wrong with the original sentence?

barron · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:15 am Post subject:

visiting game parks and seeing rhinoceros are viewed as unrelated events in A

tar.goyal · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:53 am Post subject:

Simpltjat, in the original sentence, the use of their is ambiguous.

That is why A is wrong.

gabriela13 · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: whether...after...have been...

I will go with C on this one;

The answers with If are out.

C--uses whether....after...have been. I usually look at words such as before, after, next year...in order to understand better the time line.

BTW,
Your questions/topics are great. Smile