SC4..

manasi_sh · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: SC4..

Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members by supporting the imposition of an alien tax on immigrant workers, after 1897 the United Mine Workers made a determined effort to enlist Italians and Slavs in its ranks.
(A) Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members by supporting
(B) Where once the union acquiesced to it English-speaking members’ prejudice for the support of
(C) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members in support of
(D) While once the union acquiesced to its English-speaking members’ prejudice in supporting
(E) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members in its supporting of

ANS: A

pahwa · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:24 am Post subject:

Nice SC I must say....I am writing my explantion, I might be wrong. I invite people for further discussion. But, here is my explanation

E and C uses HAD...so I am not very friendly with this use, and moreover, I can describe the situation better without HAD...SO dont prefer it here.

B and D has a problem, which is very interesting to note here...I feel these option has PARALLEL error....I can see use of Possessive pronoun in 2nd part of the sentence, but no such use in part 1. Hence, this makes these options faulty.

I am left with A.

Danielle · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:01 am Post subject:

Look at it this way:

A -- there is simply nothing wrong with this answer choice. But hold out and look at the others

B -- 'it' is not possessive and it should be. Wrong.

C-- 'While' is not correct, plus no need to change from 'Where' in the main example. In addition, 'the prejudices of its English-speaking members' is an unnecessarily lengthy way to say 'English-speaking member's prejudice'. Wrong.

D -- same thing with 'While'. Plus change from 'by supporting' to 'in supporting' muddies the meaning of the phrase! Wrong.

E -- same as C with the additional awkward construction of 'in its supporting' added. Just wrong.