many of them or many of whom

its_me07 · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: many of them or many of whom

In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are

Stuart Kovinsky · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: many of them or many of whom

graj · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

I got a doubt over choosing option "b". As the "surround" is used for green fields(plural), but option b suggest to use surrounds...that seems problematic ..Could anybdy plz explain it??

Stuart Kovinsky · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject:

hemantsood

OA is 'A'

I selected 'B' .I feel that OA can not be wrong.

Any suggestions ? Rolling Eyes

chidcguy · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject:

Subject is patchwork and not green fields

Of signals the start of middleman.

Patch work is singular and needs a singular verb surrounds

A C D are out

Between B & E, B is clear. In E many does not have a clear antecedent.

Why do you think the OA cannot be wrong? Is this a Q from an old Paper based test?

ildude02 · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:00 am Post subject:

I agreee with you that Patchwork is a the subject here and is singular. But I see the plural verb "sorround" instead of singular verb "sorrounds" referring to pathwork. It doesn't make sense, unless the sentence is not printed properly or I'm missing something. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Stuart Kovinsky · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:

kirube · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:58 am Post subject:

In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are

I agree with stuart ~
Here's my version -
patch work is singular, so requires a singular verb - as per this rule, we can eliminate A, C and D.

'many of whom' in the option B only clearly refers to the farmers. SO B is the right choice.

mynhauzen · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:47 am Post subject:

"In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the"

the word that changes surrounds >> surround, so B and C cannot be right. But Im not sure about A answer

stop@800 · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

I marked A only.

Here goes my explanation..
Stuart, please correct me where ever I am wrong.

In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are

the patchwork of green fields that surround / surrounds
here
that is referring to green fields
hence we need surround and not surrounds
Eliminated B and E

ACD
bustle / bustles with farm workers
Now the subject is the patchwork
so bustle is wrong.
Eliminated D

AC
many of them / many of who are
A is looking better to me.

Stuart, Please tell me is who are incorrect?
If I apply he / him rule
He is in the area just for the season
or
Him in the area just for the season

so he is correct hence, who is correct.
is it so???

Thanks

schumi_gmat · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject:

Stuart's reasoning is flawless.

Ans should be B.

one more reason to elim A is the verb are missing in the modifier.

farm workers are object hence whom should be used and not who

cramya · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

One more vote for B) .

A) cant be correct beacuse patchwork surrounds and not patchwork surround

Like Stuart pointed out the preposition whom can refer only to farmers(unambigous)

The error in the choices are most likely (not always) to coccur in the begginning or the end of the sentence

Thoughts??

logitech · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

Look who is in the houze!!

CRAMYA!!

vishubn · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: