SC

mandeepak · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: SC

During the eighteenth century, widespread changes in agriculture, known as the agrarian
revolution, involving the large-scale introduction of enclosed fields, of new farming
techniques and crops, and the substitution of commercial for subsistence farming.
A. revolution, involving the large-scale introduction of enclosed fields, of new
farming techniques and crops, and
B. revolution, involved the large-scale introduction of enclosed fields and of new
farming techniques and crops, and
C. revolution, which involved the large-scale introduction of enclosed fields and of
new farming techniques and crops, and
D. revolution involved the large-scale introduction of enclosed fields, new farming
techniques and crops, and of
E. revolution that involved the large-scale introduction of enclosed fields and new
farming techniques and crops, and of

ranji · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

the sentence is in past tense. So A is wrong

B) 'the large scale introduction' and 'the substitution' are parallel. 'of enclosed fields' and 'of new farming methods....' are parallel. involved is correct tense.

C) usage of which is wrong here

D) not parallel
E)not parallel

ans B

OA pls.

enlightenment · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

Danielle · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

The answer is B, and I arrived at the answer strictly using the process of elimination. I really didn't care for any of the answers, but B is the best choice.

First you can eliminate D and E because they erased the comma after 'revolution'. There must be a comma there, because 'known as the agrarian revolution' is a dependent phrase.

A -- can't work because 'involving' is present tense and the sentence is talking about a historical event.

C -- 'which involved' does not make sense in this case. 'which' is unnecessary.

So it has to be B.